It deals not with all-or-none situations, but with practical alternatives; an absolutistic indiscriminate attitude, whether in praise or blame, testifies to the heat of feeling rather than the light of thought.
Dewey advocates for a nuanced understanding of political situations rather than absolutist views.
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The democratic public is still largely inchoate and unorganized.
Extensive, enduring, intricate and serious indirect consequences of the conjoint activity of a comparatively few persons traverse the globe.
The ties which hold men together in action are numerous, tough and subtle.
But it indicates where the problem resides, whatever guise it assumes.