Politics Quotes by John Dewey

Politics is the shadow cast on society by big business.

— John Dewey

Democracy is a form of government only because it is a form of moral and spiritual association.

— John Dewey

“As long as politics is the shadow of big business, the attenuation of the shadow will not change the substance.”

— John Dewey

As long as politics is the shadow cast on society by big business, the attenuation of the shadow will not change the…

— John Dewey

A democracy is more than a form of government; it is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience.

— John Dewey

The demand for liberty is a demand for power, either for possession of powers of action not already possessed or for retention…

— John Dewey

The struggle for democracy has to be maintained on as many fronts as culture has aspects: political, economic, international, educational, scientific and…

— John Dewey

The devotion of democracy to education is a familiar fact. . . . [A] government resting upon popular suffrage cannot be successful…

— John Dewey

Inside the modern city, in spite of its nominal political unity, there are probably more communities, more differing customs, traditions, aspirations, and…

— John Dewey

The devotion of democracy to education is a familiar fact. The superficial explanation is that a government resting upon popular suffrage cannot…

— John Dewey

Historically the great movements for human liberation have always been movements to change institutions and not to preserve them intact. It follows…

— John Dewey

What, after all, is the public under present conditions? What are the reasons for its eclipse? What hinders it from finding and…

— John Dewey

No government by experts in which the masses do not have the chance to inform the experts as to their needs can…

— John Dewey