John Dewey: “Many persons seem to suppose that facts carry their meaning along with themselves on their face.”

What he believes, hopes for and aims at is the outcome of association and intercourse.

But in this respect he does not differ from those explicitly designated public officials who have also been known to betray the interest committed to them instead of faithfully representing it.

Is the public much more than what a cynical diplomat once called Italy: a geographical expression?

For the older symbols of ideal life still engage thought and command loyalty.