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Government is not the state, for that includes the public as well as the rulers charged with special duties and powers.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgGovernment is not the state, for that includes the public as well as the rulers charged with special duties and powers.
Dewey distinguishes between government and the broader concept of the state, which includes the public.
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