John Dewey Quote

We talk much more about individualism and liberty than our ancestors. But as so often happens, when anything becomes conscious, the consciousness is compensatory for absence in practice.


Characters and events: popular essays in social and political philosophy (ed. 1970)


We talk much more about individualism and liberty than our ancestors. But as so often happens, when anything becomes conscious, the consciousness is...

We talk much more about individualism and liberty than our ancestors. But as so often happens, when anything becomes conscious, the consciousness is...

We talk much more about individualism and liberty than our ancestors. But as so often happens, when anything becomes conscious, the consciousness is...

We talk much more about individualism and liberty than our ancestors. But as so often happens, when anything becomes conscious, the consciousness is...