John Dewey: “Whatever is a barrier to the spread of the consequences of associated behavior by that very fact operates to set up…”

Signs and symbols, language, are the means of communication by which a fraternally shared experience is ushered in and sustained.

The problem of securing diffused and seminal intelligence can be solved only in the degree in which local communal life becomes a reality.

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.

Systematic and continuous inquiry into all the conditions which affect association and their dissemination in print is a precondition of the creation of a true public.