One Of The Central Assumptions Of The Concept Of Democracy, Perhaps Its Most Central Assumption, Is That By And Large Human Beings Are Better Judges Of Their Own Interests.... The Operating Maxim Of The Democratic Ideology Is, "whoever Wears The Shoe Knows Best Where It Pinches.

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One Of The Central Assumptions Of The

Sidney Hook

One Of The Central Assumptions Of The Concept Of Democracy, Perhaps Its Most Central Assumption, Is That By And Large Human Beings Are Better Judges Of Their Own Interests.... The Operating Maxim Of The Democratic Ideology Is, "whoever Wears The Shoe Knows Best Where It Pinches.

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Everyone Recognizes A Distinction Between Knowledge And Wisdom. . . Wisdom Is A Kind Of Knowledge. It Is Knowledge Of The Nature, Career, And Consequences Of Human Values. Since These Cannot Be Separated From The Human Organism And The Social Scene, The Moral Ways Of Man Cannot Be Understood Without Knowledge Of The Ways Of Things And Institutions.

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