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John Dewey quotes for UPSC

4 sourced quotes by John Dewey on democracy & freedom, science, technology & innovation, truth & wisdom, power & corruption, with a use case for each in GS4, Essay and interviews.

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Freedom of thought and of expression are not mere rights to be claimed. They have their roots deep in the existence of individuals as developing careers in time. Their denial and abrogation is an abdication of individuality and a virtual rejection of time as opportunity.
— John DeweyTime and Individuality (1940)
Use itGS2 on Article 19; free thought and expression are essential to individual growth.
Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.
— John DeweyThe Quest for Certainty (1929), Ch. XI
Use itGS3/Essay on innovation; scientific breakthroughs need bold imagination.
It is a familiar and significant saying that a problem well-put is half-solved.
— John Dewey"The Pattern of Inquiry"
Use itGS4 case studies: define the problem precisely first—half the solution.
As long as politics is the shadow cast on society by big business, the attenuation of the shadow will not change the substance.
— John DeweyQuoted in John Dewey and American Democracy by Robert Westbrook (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1991), p. 440; cited in Understanding Pow
Use itGS2 on electoral funding; crony capitalism shapes politics—cosmetic reforms won't help.

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