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In some countries the fear of religious oppression is so general, and the dread of its results so marked, that people in all classes of society long for culture and eagerly absorb those elements of it which are supposed to scatter the religious instincts. IN SOME COUNTRIES THE FEAR OF RELIGIOUS OPPRESSION IS SO GENERAL AND THE DREAD OF ITS RESULTS SO MARKED THAT PEOPLE IN ALL CLASSES OF SOCIETY LONG FOR CULTURE AND EAGERLY ABSORB THOSE ELEMENTS OF IT WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO SCATTER THEIR RELIGIOUS INSTINCTS
cted from them. In short: mankind has a necessary right to happiness on earth--that is why culture is necessary--but on that account alone!" "I must just say something here," said the philosopher. "In the case of the view you have described so clearly, there arises the great and awful danger that at some time or other the great masses may overleap the middle classes and spring headlong into this earthly bliss. That is what is now called 'the social question.' It might seem to these masses that education for the greatest number of men was only a means to the earthly bliss of the few: the 'greatest possible expansion of education' so enfeebles education that it can no longer confer privileges or inspire respect. The most general form of culture is simply barbarism. But I do not wish to interrupt your discussion." The companion continued: "There are yet other reasons, besides this beloved economical dogma, for the expansion of education that is being striven after so valiantly everywhere. UT THAT AMOUNT AT LEAST IS EXPECTED FROM THEM IN SHORT MANKIND HAS A NECESSARY RIGHT TO HAPPINESS ON EARTH THAT IS WHY CULTURE IS NECESSARY BUT ON THAT ACCOUNT ALONE I MUST SAY SOMETHING HERE SAID THE PHILOSOPHER IN THE CASE OF VIEW WHICH YOU HAVE DESCRIBED SO CLEARLY THERE ARISES THE GREAT AND AWFUL DANGER THAT AT SOME TIME OR OTHER THE GREAT MASSES MAY OVERLEAP THE MIDDLE CLASSES AND SPRING HEADLONG INTO THIS EARTHLY BLISS THAT IS WHAT IS NOW CALLED THE SOCIAL QUESTION IT MIGHT SEEM TO THESE MASSES THAT EDUCATION FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF MEN WAS ONLY A MEANS TO THE EARTHLY BLISS OF THE FEW THE GREATEST POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF EDUCATION SO ENFEEBLES EDUCATION THAT IT CAN NO LONGER CONFER PRIVILEGES OR INSPIRE RESPECT THE MOST GENERAL FORM OF CULTURE IS SIMPLY BARBARISM BUT I DO NOT WISH TO INTERRUPT YOUR DISCUSSION THE COMPANION CONTINUED THERE ARE YET OTHER REASONS BESIDES THIS BELOVED ECONOMICAL DOGMA FOR THE EXPANSION OF EDUCATION THAT IS BEING STRIVEN AFTER SO VALIANTLY EVERYWHERE
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