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A class of experts is inevitably so removed from common interests as to become a class with private interests and private knowledge, which in social matters is not knowledge at all.
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John Dewey
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Dewey critiques the detachment of experts from the common populace, arguing that such separation leads to a lack of relevant knowledge in social matters.
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