Its perfection is found in its identification with the processes of nature, in virtue of which the seasons travel their constant round, so that fields under the beneficent rule of sun and rain produce their harvest, and the neighborhood prospers in peace.
Dewey reflects on the natural processes that contribute to societal prosperity and harmony.
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They persist as emotional cries rather than as reasoned ideas.
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But this conclusion is an obvious invitation to trial of forces to see where superior force lies.