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We accept the verdict of the past until the need of the present voices a demand for change; and even then we rarely have the courage to deny that the past was right, we merely claim that it was right for another age.
— John Dewey, Human Nature and Conduct (1922)

2w ago

We accept the verdict of the past until the need of the present voices a demand to the contrary. But when a considerable number of people shall say they do not believe in the verdict of the past, we have reached a time of change.

2w ago

noahpinion.blog

Yes, assimilation is good

In the past, showing that you were a good American — waving the flag, joining the army, speaking perfect English, and so on — was good enough to reassure most conservatives that you weren't an invader bent on overthrowing America's culture and replacing it with something alien. Nowadays, that's not enough.

2mo ago

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.

2mo ago

3quarksdaily.com

I’m not driving the bus, but I’m glad I was along for the ride

I'd learned by this time that the highfalutin ideals of American democracy often fell far short of what their originators hoped for. Here was an experiment I and my children could be part of.

3mo ago

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