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If we should seek a warrant for our belief in the ultimate victory of the two last named movements, we could find it in the fact that both of the forces which we hold to be deleterious are so opposed to the eternal purpose of nature as the concentration of education for the few is in harmony with it, and is true, whereas the first two forces could succeed only in founding a culture false to the ro IF WE SHOULD SEEK A WARRANT FOR OUR BELIEF IN THE ULTIMATE VICTORY OF THE TWO LAST NAMED MOVEMENTS WE COULD FIND IT IN THE FACT THAT BOTH OF THE FORCES WHICH WE HOLD TO BE DELECHROUS ARE SO OPPOSED TO THE ETERNAL PURPOSE OF NATURE AS THE CONCENTRATION OF EDUCATION FOR THE FEW IS IN HARMONY WITH IT AND IS TRUE WHEREAS THE FIRST TWO FORCES COULD SUCCEED ONLY IN FOUNDING A CULTURE FALSE TO THE ROOT END OF PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION
although these were based originally upon very different principles. These forces are: a striving to achieve the greatest possible _extension of education_ on the one hand, and a tendency _to minimise and to weaken it_ on the other. The first-named would fain spread learning among the greatest possible number of people, the second would compel education to renounce its highest and most independent claims in order to subordinate itself to the service of the State. In the face of these two antagonistic tendencies, we could but give ourselves up to despair, did we not see the possibility of promoting the cause of two other contending factors which are fortunately as completely German as they are rich in promises for the future; I refer to the present movement towards _limiting and concentrating_ education as the antithesis of the first of the forces above mentioned, and that other movement towards the _strengthening and the independence_ of education as the antithesis of the second force. ATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ALTHOUGH THESE WERE BASED ORIGINALLY UPON VERY DIFFERENT PRINCIPLES THESE FORCES ARE A STRIVING TO ACHIEVE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF EDUCATION ON THE ONE HAND AND A TENDENCY TO MINIMISE AND TO WEAKEN IT ON THE OTHER THE FIRST NAMED WOULD FAIN SPREAD LEARNING AMONG THE GREATEST POSSIBLE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THE SECOND WOULD COMPEL EDUCATION TO RENOUNCE ITS HIGHEST AND MOST INDEPENDENT CLAIMS IN ORDER TO SUBORDINATE ITSELF TO THE SERVICE OF THE STATE IN THE FACE OF THESE TWO ANTAGONISTIC TENDENCIES WE COULD GIVE OURSELVES UP TO DESPAIR DID WE NOT SEE THE POSSIBILITY OF PROMOTING THE CAUSE OF TWO OTHER CONTENDING FACTORS WHICH ARE FORTUNATELY AS COMPLETELY GERMAN AS THEY ARE RICH IN PREMISSES FOR THE FUTURE I REFER TO THE PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARDS LIMITING AND CONCENTRATING EDUCATION AS THE ANTITHESIS OF THE FIRST OF THE FORCES ABOVE MENTIONED AND THAT OTHER MOVEMENTS TOWARDS THE STRENGTHENING AND THE INDEPENDENCE OF EDUCATION AS THE ANTITHESIS OF THE SECOND FORCE
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