John Dewey says---I'm not quoting his words, (Dr. Felix Adler), but this is what he said, that "no matter how important any person is there is one thing that he knows better than anybody else and that is where the shoes pinch his own feet " and that because it is the individual that knows his own troubles, even if he is not literate or sophisticated in other respects, the idea of democracy as opposed to any conception of aristocracy is that every individual must be consulted in such a way, actively not passively, that he himself becomes part of the process of authority, of the process of social control; that his needs and wants have a chance to be registered in a way where they count in determining social policy.

John Dewey dice --- No estoy citando sus palabras, (Dr. Felix Adler), pero esto es lo que dijo, que "no importa cuán importante sea una persona, hay una cosa que él sabe mejor que nadie y que es donde los zapatos le pellizcan los pies "y porque es el individuo el que conoce sus propios problemas, incluso si no es alfabetizado o sofisticado en otros aspectos, la idea de democracia en oposición a cualquier concepción de aristocracia es que todo individuo debe ser consultado de tal manera, activa no pasivamente, que él mismo se convierta en parte del proceso de autoridad, del proceso de control social; que sus necesidades y deseos tengan la oportunidad de registrarse de manera que cuenten para determinar la política social.