In the section "Discovery of the State," Dewey talks about how it isn't surprising or upsetting that human stupidities show up in the government since the state is made up of officials who are primarily human and not necessarily separate from their own private interests. Then he says that these facts should "protect us from the illusion of expecting extraordinary change to follow from a mere change in political agencies and methods" (68). His argument centers more around the relationship of indiviuals to associations and then focuses on the historical shift towards democracy, but I think that this quote is also pertinent in light of this year's already inescapable election and the ubiquitous mantra of "Change."
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