It would be a mistake to identify the conditions which limit free communication and circulation of facts and ideas, and which thereby arrest and pervert social thought or inquiry, merely with overt forces which are obstructive.
Dewey argues that limiting conditions on communication go beyond overt censorship.
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The foe to be dreaded is interference of government.
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