John Dewey: “In abstract logic, it would have sufficed to assert that some primary…”

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In abstract logic, it would have sufficed to assert that some primary groupings had claims which the state could not legitimately encroach upon.

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John Dewey

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Dewey suggests that primary groupings should have been recognized as having legitimate claims against the state.

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John Dewey: “In abstract logic, it would have sufficed to assert that some primary groupings had claims which the state could not…”