John Dewey: “The sailor, miner, fisherman and farmer think, but their thoughts fall within the framework of accustomed occupations…”

In no two ages or places is there the same public.

That the state should be to some a deity and to others a devil is another evidence of the defects of the premises from which discussion sets out.

In other words, every officer of the public, whether he represents it as a voter or as a stated official, has a dual capacity.

The ties which hold men together in action are numerous, tough and subtle.