John Dewey: “That the state should be to some a deity and to others a devil is…”

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That the state should be to some a deity and to others a devil is another evidence of the defects of the premises from which discussion sets out.

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John Dewey

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Dewey points out the contradictory views people have about the state, seeing it as both a protector and a threat.

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They persist as emotional cries rather than as reasoned ideas.

For the older symbols of ideal life still engage thought and command loyalty.

Extensive, enduring, intricate and serious indirect consequences of the conjoint activity of a comparatively few persons traverse the globe.

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John Dewey: “That the state should be to some a deity and to others a devil is another evidence of the defects of the premises from…”