Political Quotes

John Dewey: “The state is itself just only when it acts to secure justice--in the sense just defined.”

On the record
The state is itself just only when it acts to secure justice--in the sense just defined.
Said by
John Dewey

Editor's note · Context

This quote emphasizes that a just state must prioritize the protection of justice and property.

Share

More from John Dewey

Systematic and continuous inquiry into all the conditions which affect association and their dissemination in print is a precondition of the creation of a true public.

gutenberg.org

We lie, as Emerson said, in the lap of an immense intelligence.

gutenberg.org

That and that only gives reality to public opinion.

gutenberg.org

Competition will continue, but it will be less rivalry for acquisition of material goods, and more an emulation of local groups to enrich direct experience with appreciatively enjoyed intellectual and artistic wealth.

gutenberg.org