John Dewey: “Only through constant watchfulness and criticism of public officials by citizens can a state be maintained in integrity…”

They are reflections into the singular human being of customs and institutions; they are not natural, that is, “native,” organic propensities.

They are made that way; it is “the nature of the beast.” We do not gain anything by inserting instincts to run, creep, swim and fly between the structure and the act.

The foe to be dreaded is interference of government.

There are even those who hold that the presumption is always that social loss will result from agents of the public doing anything which could be done by persons in their private capacity.