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It were therefore a mistake publicly to reveal the ridiculous disproportion between the number of really cultured people and the enormous magnitude of the educational apparatus. IT WERE THEREFORE A MISTAKE PUBLICLY TO REVEAL THE RIDICULOUS DISPROPORTION BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF REALLY CULTURED PEOPLE AND THE ENORMOUS MAGNITUDE OF THE EDUCATIONAL APPARATUS
th, according to Kant; but unfortunately the same unchanged 'intellectual' character, too--which may also be a necessity, though not a comforting one. I ask myself to what purpose have I lived as a philosopher, if, possessed as you are of no mean intelligence and a genuine thirst for knowledge, all the years you have spent in my company have left no deeper impression upon you. At present you are behaving as if you had not even heard the cardinal principle of all culture, which I went to such pains to inculcate upon you during our former intimacy. Tell me,--what was that principle?" "I remember," replied the scolded pupil, "you used to say no one would strive to attain to culture if he knew how incredibly small the number of really cultured people actually is, and can ever be. And even this number of really cultured people would not be possible if a prodigious multitude, from reasons opposed to their nature and only led on by an alluring delusion, did not devote themselves to education. UTABLE INTELLIGIBLE CHARACTER FORSOOTH ACCORDING TO KANT BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE SAME UNCHANGED INTELLECTUAL CHARACTER TOO WHICH MAY ALSO BE NECESSITY THOUGH NOT A COMFORTING ONE I ASK MYSELF TO WHAT PURPOSE HAVE I LIVED AS A PHILOSOPHER IF POSSESSED AS YOU ARE OF NO MEAN INTELLIGENCE AND A GENUINE THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE ALL THE YEARS YOU HAVE SPENT IN MY COMPANY HAVE LEFT NO DEEPER IMPRESSION UPON YOU AT PRESENT YOUR BEHAVING AS IF YOU HAD NOT EVEN HEARD THE CARDINAL PRINCIPLE OF ALL CULTURE WHICH I WENT TO SUCH PAINS TO INCULCATE UPON YOU DURING OUR FORMER INTIMACY TELL ME WHAT WAS THAT PRINCIPLE I REMEMBER REPLIED THE SCOLDED PUPIL YOU USED TO SAY NO ONE WOULD STRIVE TO ATTAIN CULTURE IF HE KNEW HOW INCREDIBLY SMALL THE NUMBER OF REALLY CULTURED PEOPLE ACTUALLY IS AND CAN EVER BE AND EVEN THIS NUMBER OF REALLY CULTURED PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE IF A PRODIGIOUS MULTITUDE FROM REASONS OPPOSED TO THEIR NATURE AND ONLY LED ON BY AN ALLURING DELUSION DID NOT DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO EDUCATION
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