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You may think this a large claim, but I am clear it is not too large a claim if the community is to have any gain out of my special capacities, if we are not all to be beaten down to a dull level of mediocrity as we are now, all but the very strongest and toughest of us. YOU MAY THINK THIS IS A LARGE CLAIM BUT I AM CLEAR IT IS NOT TOO LARGE A CLAIM IF THE COMMUNITY IS TO HAVE ANY GAIN OUT OF MY SPECIAL CAPACITIES IF WE ARE NOT ALL TO BE BEATEN DOWN TO A DULL LEVEL OF MEDIOCRITY AS WE ARE NOW ALL BUT THE VERY STRONGEST TOUGHEST OF US
rts of the world we lack some of the advantages of climate and surroundings, yet, if we were working for livelihood and not for profit, we might easily neutralize many of the disadvantages of our climate, at least enough give due scope to the full development of our race. Now the next thing I claim is education. And you must not say that every English child is educated now; that sort of education will not answer my claim, though I cheerfully admit it is something: something, and yet after all only class education. What I claim is liberal education; opportunity, that is, to have my share of whatever knowledge there is in the world according to my capacity or bent of mind, historical or scientific; and also to have my share of skill of hand which is about in the world, either in the industrial handicrafts or in the fine arts; picture-painting, sculpture, music, acting, or the like: I claim to be taught, if I can be taught, more than one craft to exercise for the benefit of the community. UGH IN THESE ROUGHER PARTS OF THE WORLD WE LACK SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES OF CLIMATE AND SURROUNDINGS YET IF WE WERE WORKING FOR LIVELIHOOD AND NOT FOR PROFIT WE MIGHT EASILY NEUTRALIZE MANY OF THE DISADVANTAGES OF OUR CLIMATE AT LEAST ENOUGH TO GIVE DUE SCOPE TO THE FULL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR RACE NOW THE NEXT THING I CLAIM IS EDUCATION AND YOU MUST NOT SAY THAT EVERY ENGLISH CHILD IS EDUCATED NOW THAT SORT OF EDUCATION WILL NOT ANSWER MY CLAIM THOUGH I CHEERFULLY ADMIT IT AS SOMETHING SOMETHING AND YET AFTER ALL ONLY CLASS EDUCATION WHAT I CLAIM IS LIBERAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY THAT IS TO HAVE MY SHARE OF WHATEVER KNOWLEDGE THERE IS IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MY CAPACITY OR BENT OF MIND HISTORICAL OR SCIENTIFIC AND ALSO TO HAVE MY SHARE OF SKILL OF HAND WHICH IS ABOUT IN THE WORLD EITHER IN THE INDUSTRIAL HANDICRAFTS OR IN THE FINE ARTS PICTURE PAINTING SCULPTURE MUSIC ACTING OR THE LIKE I CLAIM TO BE TAUGHT IF I CAN BE TAUGHT MORE THAN ONE CRAFT TO EXERCISE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY
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