John Dewey: “They do not cease to operate because we refuse to note them, or…”

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They do not cease to operate because we refuse to note them, or because we smear them over with sentimental idealizations.

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John Dewey

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Dewey asserts that economic forces continue to operate regardless of our acknowledgment or denial of them.

More from John Dewey

In this distinction we find the germ of the distinction between the private and the public.

Extensive, enduring, intricate and serious indirect consequences of the conjoint activity of a comparatively few persons traverse the globe.

Wealth and security are the natural rewards of economic virtues.

In short, private acts may be socially valuable both by indirect consequences and by direct intention.

John Dewey: “They do not cease to operate because we refuse to note them, or because we smear them over with sentimental…”