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Again, the claim for education involves a claim for abundant leisure, which once more I make with confidence; because when once we have shaken off the slavery of profit, labour would be organized so unwastefully that no heavy burden would be laid on the individual citizens; every one of whom as a matter of course would have to pay his toll of some obviously useful work. AGAIN THE CLAIM FOR EDUCATION INVOLVES A CLAIM FOR ABUNDANT LEISURE WHICH ONCE MORE I MAKE WITH CONFIDENCE BECAUSE WHEN ONCE WE HAVE SHAKEN OFF THE SLAVERY OF PROFIT LABOR WOULD BE ORGANIZED SO UNWASTEFULLY THAT NO HEAVY BURDEN WOULD BE LAID ON THE INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS EVERY ONE OF WHOM AS A MATTER OF COURSE WOULD HAVE TO PAY HIS TOLL OF SOME OBVIOUSLY USEFUL WORK
r 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. 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. But also I know that this claim for education involves one for public advantages in the shape of public libraries, schools, and the like, such as no private person, not even the richest, could command: but these I claim very confidently, being sure that no reasonable community could bear to be without such helps to a decent life.  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 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 BUT ALSO I KNOW THAT THIS CLAIM FOR EDUCATION INVOLVES ONE FOR PUBLIC ADVANTAGES IN THE SHAPE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES SCHOOLS AND THE LIKE SUCH AS NO PRIVATE PERSON NOT EVEN THE RICHEST COULD COMMAND BUT THESE I CLAIM VERY CONFIDENTLY BEING SURE THAT NO REASONABLE COMMUNITY COULD BEAR TO BE WITHOUT SUCH HELPS TO A DECENT LIFE
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