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The education of the masses cannot, therefore, be our aim; but rather the education of a few picked men for great and lasting works. We well know that a just posterity judges the collective intellectual state of a time only by those few great and lonely figures of the period, and gives its decision in accordance with the manner in which they are recognised, encouraged, and honoured, or, on the other hand, in which they are snubbed, elbowed aside, and kept down. THEIR EDUCATION OF THE MASSES CANNOT THEREFORE BE OUR AIM BUT RATHER THE EDUCATION OF A FEW PICKED MEN FOR GREAT AND LASTING WORKS WE WELL KNOW THAT A JUST POSTERITY JUDGES THE COLLECTIVE INTELLECTUAL STATE OF A TIME ONLY BY THOSE FEW GREAT AND LONELY FIGURES OF THE PERIOD AND GIVES ITS DECISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY ARE RECOGNIZED ENCOURAGED AND HONORED OR ON THE OTHER HAND IN WHICH THEY ARE SNUBBED ELBOWED ASIDE AND KEPT DOWN
 to the aristocratic nature of the mind; for, at bottom, they regard as their goal the emancipation of the masses from the mastery of the great few; they seek to overthrow the most sacred hierarchy in the kingdom of the intellect--the servitude of the masses, their submissive obedience, their instinct of loyalty to the rule of genius. "I have long accustomed myself to look with caution upon those who are ardent in the cause of the so-called 'education of the people' in the common meaning of the phrase; since for the most part they desire for themselves, consciously or unconsciously, absolutely unlimited freedom, which must inevitably degenerate into something resembling the saturnalia of barbaric times, and which the sacred hierarchy of nature will never grant them. They were born to serve and to obey; and every moment in which their limping or crawling or broken-winded thoughts are at work shows us clearly out of which clay nature moulded them, and what trade mark she branded thereon.  THOSE WHO HOLD FAST TO THE ARISTOCRATIC NATURE OF THE MIND FOR AT BOTTOM THEY REGARD AS THEIR GOLD THE EMANCIPATION OF THE MASSES FROM THE MASTERY OF THE GREAT FEW THEY SEEK TO OVERTHROW THE MOST SACRED HIERARCHY IN THE KINGDOM OF THE INTELLECT THE SERVITUDE OF THE MASSES THEIR SUBMISSIVE OBEDIENCE THEIR INSTINCT OF LOYALTY TO THE RULE OF GENIUS I HAVE LONG ACCUSTOMED MYSELF TO LOOK WITH CAUTION UPON THOSE WHO ARE ARDENT IN THE CASE OF THE SO CALLED EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMON MEANING OF THE PHRASE SINCE FOR THE MOST PART THEY DESIRE FOR THEMSELVES CONSCIOUSLY OR UNCONSCIOUSLY ABSOLUTELY UNLIMITED FREEDOM WHICH MUST INEVITABLY DEGENERATE INTO SOMETHING RESEMBLING THE SATURNALIA OF BARBARIC TIMES AND WHICH THE SACRED HIERARCHY OF NATURE WILL NEVER GRANT THEM THEY WERE BORN TO SERVE AND TO OBEY AND EVERY MOMENT IN WHICH THEIR LIMPING OR CRAWLING OR BROKEN WINDED THOUGHTS ARE AT WORK SHOWS US CLEARLY OUT OF WHICH CLAIM NATURE MOULDED THEM AND WHAT TRADE MARK SHE BRANDED THEREON
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