If individuals had no stated conditions under which they come to agreement with one another, any agreement would either terminate in a twilight zone of vagueness or would have to cover such an enormous amount of detail as to be unwieldy and unworkable.
Dewey argues that clear conditions are essential for effective agreements between individuals.
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Vision is a spectator; hearing is a participator.
That and that only gives reality to 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.