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In the quarter now under consideration culture would be defined as that point of vantage which enables one to 'keep in the van of one's age,' from which one can see all the easiest and best roads to wealth, and with which one controls all the means of communication between men and nations. IN THE QUARTER NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION CULTURE WOULD BE DEFINED AS THAT POINT OF VANTAGE FROM WHICH ENABLES ONE TO KEEP IN THE VAN OF ONE'S AGE FROM WHICH ONE CAN SEE ALL THE EASIEST AND BEST ROADS TO WEALTH AND WITH WHICH ONE CONTROLS ALL THE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MEN AND NATIONS
heir action, and ultimately combining to produce their results: a striving to achieve the greatest possible _expansion_ of education on the one hand, and a tendency to _minimise and weaken_ it on the other. The first-named would, for various reasons, spread learning among the greatest number of people; the second would compel education to renounce its highest, noblest and sublimest claims in order to subordinate itself to some other department of life--such as the service of the State. "I believe I have already hinted at the quarter in which the cry for the greatest possible expansion of education is most loudly raised. This expansion belongs to the most beloved of the dogmas of modern political economy. As much knowledge and education as possible; therefore the greatest possible supply and demand--hence as much happiness as possible:--that is the formula. In this case utility is made the object and goal of education,--utility in the sense of gain--the greatest possible pecuniary gain.  TENDENCIES EQUALLY DELECHROUS IN THEIR ACTION AND ULTIMATELY COMBINING TO PRODUCE THEIR RESULTS A STRIVING TO ACHIEVE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF EDUCATION ON ONE HAND AND A TENDENCY TO MINIMIZE AND WEAKEN IT ON THE OTHER THE FIRST NAMED WOULD FOR VARIOUS REASONS SPREAD LEARNING AMONG THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE THE SECOND WOULD COMPEL EDUCATION TO RENOUNCE ITS HIGHEST NOBLEST AND SUBLIMEST CLAIMS IN ORDER TO SUBORDINATE ITSELF TO SOME OTHER DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SUCH AS THE SERVICE OF THE STATE I BELIEVE I HAVE ALREADY HINTED AT THE QUARTER IN WHICH THE CRY FOR THE GREATEST POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF EDUCATION IS MOST LOUDLY RAISED THIS EXPANSION BELONGS TO THE MOST BELOVED OF THE DOGMAS OF MODERN POLITICAL ECONOMY AS MUCH KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION AS POSSIBLE THEREFORE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE SUPPLY IN DEMAND HENCE AS MUCH HAPPINESS AS POSSIBLE THAT IS THE FORMULA IN THIS CASE UTILITY IS MADE THE OBJECT AND GOAL OF EDUCATION UTILITY IN THE SENSE OF GAIN GREATEST POSSIBLE PECUNIARY GAIN
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