Paul GoodmanThe philosophic aim of education must be to get each one out of his isolated class and into the one humanity. Prudence and responsibility are not middle-class virtues but human virtues.
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In the statement above, John Dewey is trying to point out that we need to stop thinking about our class and instead we should be thinking of all humanity. We need to stop thinking about what we and our families and friends can do and instead we should think about how we can help everyone else. This mean working hard at whatever we do and making sure that it benefits the lives of those around us as well as those who are not as fortunate as we are.
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