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Thus, a specialist in science gets to resemble nothing so much as a factory workman who spends his whole life in turning one particular screw or handle on a certain instrument or machine, at which occupation he acquires the most consummate skill. THUS A SPECIALIST IN SCIENCE GETS TO RESEMBLE NOTHING SO MUCH AS A FACTORY WORKMAN WHO SPENDS HIS WHOLE LIFE IN TURNING ONE PARTICULAR SCREW OR HANDLE ON A CERTAIN INSTRUMENT OR MACHINE AT WHICH OCCUPATION HE ACQUIRES THE MOST CONSUMMATE SKILL
hand, it seemed to me that there was yet another tendency, not so clamorous, perhaps, but quite as forcible, which, hailing from various quarters, was animated by a different desire,--the desire to minimise and weaken education. "In all cultivated circles people are in the habit of whispering to one another words something after this style: that it is a general fact that, owing to the present frantic exploitation of the scholar in the service of his science, his _education_ becomes every day more accidental and more uncertain. For the study of science has been extended to such interminable lengths that he who, though not exceptionally gifted, yet possesses fair abilities, will need to devote himself exclusively to one branch and ignore all others if he ever wish to achieve anything in his work. Should he then elevate himself above the herd by means of his speciality, he still remains one of them in regard to all else,--that is to say, in regard to all the most important things in life. F THE STATE ITSELF ON THE OTHER HAND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE WAS YET ANOTHER TENDENCY NOT SO CLAMOROUS PERHAPS BUT QUITE AS FORCIBLE WHICH HAILING FROM VARIOUS QUARTERS WAS ANIMATED BY A DIFFERENT DESIRE THE DESIRE TO MINIMIZE AND WEAKEN EDUCATION IN ALL CULTIVATED CIRCLES PEOPLE ARE IN THE HABIT OF WHISPERING TO ONE ANOTHER SOMETHING AFTER THIS STYLE THAT IT IS A GENERAL FACT THAT OWING TO THE PRESENT FRANTIC EXPLOITATION OF THE SCHOLAR IN THE SERVICE OF HIS SCIENCE HIS EDUCATION BECOMES EVERY DAY MORE ACCIDENTAL AND MORE UNCERTAIN FOR THE STUDY OF SCIENCE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO SUCH INTERMINABLE LENGTHS THAT HE WHO THOUGH NOT EXCEPTIONALLY GIFTED YET POSSESSES FAIR ABILITIES WILL NEED TO DEVOTE HIMSELF EXCLUSIVELY TO ONE BRANCH AND IGNORE ALL OTHERS IF HE EVER WISHED TO ACHIEVE ANYTHING IN HIS WORK SHOULD HE THEN ELEVATE HIMSELF ABOVE THE HERD BY MEANS OF HIS SPECIALTY HE STILL REMAINS ONE OF THEM IN REGARD TO ALL ELSE THAT IS TO SAY IN REGARD TO ALL THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE
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