If there is anything in human psychology to be counted upon, it may be urged that when man is satiated with restless seeking for the remote which yields no enduring satisfaction, the human spirit will return to seek calm and order within itself.
Dewey posits that when people tire of seeking distant pleasures, they will seek inner calm and order.
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