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The distinction between private and public is thus in no sense equivalent to the distinction between individual and social, even if we suppose that the latter distinction has a definite meaning.
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John Dewey
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Dewey clarifies that the distinction between private and public actions does not equate to the distinction between individual and social actions.
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