On the record
But if it be re-established, it will manifest a fullness, variety and freedom of possession and enjoyment of meanings and goods unknown in the contiguous associations of the past.
Said by
John Dewey
Source
gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “But if it be re-established, it will manifest a fullness, variety and freedom of possession and enjoyment of meanings…”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey envisions a re-established community that offers rich and diverse experiences.
Share
More from John Dewey
If one wishes to realize the distance which may lie between “facts” and the meaning of facts, let one go to the field of social discussion.
Mistakes pile up and consolidate themselves into laws and methods of administration which are more harmful than the consequences which they were originally intended to control.
The foe to be dreaded is interference of government.
Custom consolidates what accident may have originated; established power has a way of legitimizing itself.