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Thursday, January 6, 2022

Dewey on decline & despair

"Is there any hope in politics? Is there any hope for politics as a serious concern of the masses who are not interested in governmental jobs? These questions are not academic. They are connected with the decline of democracy & the growing despair of its efficiency"
-J Dewey 1931
(https://twitter.com/AgnesCallard/status/1479091869787336711?s=02)

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