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There is, however, a definite criterion by which to demarcate the organized public from other modes of community life.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “There is, however, a definite criterion by which to demarcate the organized public from other modes of community life.”
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Dewey identifies a clear distinction between organized public and other forms of community life.
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