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"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. 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
ly approves of everything which tends to extend culture, provided that it be of service to its officials or soldiers, but in the main to itself, in its competition with other nations. In this case, the foundations of a State must be sufficiently broad and firm to constitute a fitting counterpart to the complicated arches of culture which it supports, just as in the first case the traces of some former religious tyranny must still be felt for a people to be driven to such desperate remedies. Thus, wherever I hear the masses raise the cry for an expansion of education, I am wont to ask myself whether it is stimulated by a greedy lust of gain and property, by the memory of a former religious persecution, or by the prudent egotism of the State itself. "On the other 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.  UNDER ITS YOKE AND READILY APPROVES OF EVERYTHING WHICH TENDS TO EXTEND CULTURE PROVIDED THAT IT BE A SERVICE TO ITS OFFICIALS OR SOLDIERS BUT IN THE MAIN TO ITSELF IN ITS COMPETITION WITH OTHER NATIONS IN THIS CASE THE FOUNDATIONS OF A STATE MUST BE SUFFICIENTLY BROAD AND FIRM TO CONSTITUTE A FITTING COUNTERPART TO THE COMPLICATED ARCHES OF CULTURE WHICH IT SUPPORTS JUST AS IN THE FIRST CASE THE TRACES OF SOME FORMER RELIGIOUS TYRANNY MUST STILL BE FELT FOR A PEOPLE TO BE DRIVEN TO SUCH DESPERATE REMEDIES THUS WHEREVER I HEAR THE MASSES RAISE THE CRY FOR AN EXPANSION OF EDUCATION I AM WONT TO ASK MYSELF WHETHER IT IS STIMULATED BY A GREEDY LUST OF GAIN AND PROPERTY BY THE MEMORY OF A FORMER RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION OR BY THE PRUDENT EGOTISM OF 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
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