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John Dewey: “The relationships of husband and wife, parent and children, older and younger children, friend and friend, are the bonds…”

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The relationships of husband and wife, parent and children, older and younger children, friend and friend, are the bonds from which authority proceeds.
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John Dewey

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Dewey identifies familial relationships as foundational to authority in society.

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