– John Dewey, “Creative Democracy – The Task Before Us” (1939, LW 14: 228).
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...These things destroy the essential condition of the democratic way of living even more effectually than open coercion which—as the example of totalitarian states proves—is effective only when it succeeds in breeding hate, suspicion, intolerance in the minds of individual human beings.”
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...is belief that every human being, independent of the quantity or range of his personal endowment, has the right to equal opportunity with every other person for development of whatever gifts he has.” – John Dewey, “Creative Democracy – The Task Before Us” (1939, LW 14: 226-227).
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– John Dewey, “Creative Democracy – The Task Before Us” (1939, LW 14: 225)
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...release of the powers of human nature, in service of a freedom which is cooperative and a cooperation which is voluntary.” – John Dewey, Freedom and Culture. (1938, LW 13: 187).
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...be directed, the habits of intelligent action that are necessary to the orderly development of society cannot be created.” – John Dewey, “The Social Significance of Academic Freedom.” (1936, LW 11: 379).
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...If universal freedom is to become anything like a reality, methods must be found by which the mass of individuals will have a much larger share in directing industrial processes than they have at present.” – John Dewey, “Freedom.” (1937, LW 11: 252).
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...an eternal goal and has to be forever struggled for and won anew. It does not automatically perpetuate itself and, unless it is continually rewon in new effort against new foes, it is lost.” – John Dewey, “Freedom.” (1937, LW 11: 247).
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...there are goods which are enhanced by being mutually communicated and participated in.... Communication, sharing, joint participation are the only actual ways of universalizing the moral law and end.” – John Dewey, Reconstruction in Philosophy (1920, MW 12: 197).
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– John Dewey, Reconstruction in Philosophy (1920, MW 12: 194).
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covers all the ways in which by associating together men share their experiences, and build up common interests and aims; street gangs, schools for burglary, clans, social cliques, trades unions, joint-stock corporations, villages and international alliances.”
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...a particular man suffering from some particular disability aims to live healthily, and consequently health cannot mean for him exactly what it means for any other mortal.” – John Dewey, Reconstruction in Philosophy (1920, MW 12: 175).
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How to live healthily or justly is a matter which differs with every person. It varies with his past experience, his opportunities, his temperamental and acquired weaknesses and abilities. Not man in general but...
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...It has to be searched for. There are conflicting desires and alternative apparent goods. What is needed is to find the right course of action, the right good. Hence, inquiry is exacted.” – John Dewey, Reconstruction in Philosophy (1920, MW 12: 173).
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