John Dewey: “Communication of the results of social inquiry is the same thing as the formation of public opinion.”

But the wingèd words of conversation in immediate intercourse have a vital import lacking in the fixed and frozen words of written speech.

We lie, as Emerson said, in the lap of an immense intelligence.

Competition will continue, but it will be less rivalry for acquisition of material goods, and more an emulation of local groups to enrich direct experience with appreciatively enjoyed intellectual and artistic wealth.

That and that only gives reality to public opinion.