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Still a third view has it that the state is organized oppression, at once a social excrescence, a parasite and a tyrant.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “Still a third view has it that the state is organized oppression, at once a social excrescence, a parasite and a tyrant.”
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This quote presents a critical perspective on the state, describing it as a form of organized oppression.
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