Society exists through a process of transmission quite as much as biol…

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Society exists through a process of transmission quite as much as biological life. This transmission occurs by means of communication of habits of doing, thinking, and feeling from the older to the younger. ✨ John Dewey (2015). Democracy and Education, p.5, Sheba Blake Publishing
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Society exists through a process of transmission quite as much as biological life. This transmission occurs by means of communication of habits of doing, thinking, and feeling from the older to the younger. ✨ John Dewey (2015). Democracy and Education, p.5, Sheba Blake Publishing

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