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An obvious requirement is freedom of social inquiry and of distribution of its conclusions.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “An obvious requirement is freedom of social inquiry and of distribution of its conclusions.”
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Dewey highlights the necessity of freedom in social inquiry and the sharing of its findings for a healthy public discourse.
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