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John Dewey: “Whatever obstructs and restricts publicity, limits and distorts public opinion and checks and distorts thinking on…”

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Whatever obstructs and restricts publicity, limits and distorts public opinion and checks and distorts thinking on social affairs.
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John Dewey

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Dewey warns that restrictions on publicity can distort public opinion and hinder social thought.

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