Man's home is nature; his purposes and aims are dependent for executio…

John Dewey
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Man's home is nature; his purposes and aims are dependent for execution upon natural conditions. Separated from such conditions they become empty dreams and idle indulgences of fancy. ✨ John Dewey, Jo Ann Boydston, Sidney Hook (2008). The Middle Works of John Dewey, 1899-1924, Volume 9: 1916, Democracy and Education, p.294, SIU Press
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