John Dewey: “Invention is a peculiarly personal act, even when a number of persons combine to make something new.”

The foe to be dreaded is interference of government.

The clear consciousness of a communal life, in all its implications, constitutes the idea of democracy.

The ties which hold men together in action are numerous, tough and subtle.

But he does so only at the cost of repression of those of his potentialities which can be realized only through membership in other groups.