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The essential need, in other words, is the improvement of the methods and conditions of debate, discussion and persuasion.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgThe essential need, in other words, is the improvement of the methods and conditions of debate, discussion and persuasion.
Dewey emphasizes the need for improved methods of communication and debate in public discourse.
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But it indicates where the problem resides, whatever guise it assumes.
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