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"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. 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
ne the impression that there was an unprecedented thirst for culture which eagerly sought to be quenched. But it is just at this point that one should learn to hear aright: it is here, without being disconcerted by the thundering noise of the education-mongers, that we must confront those who talk so tirelessly about the educational necessities of their time. Then we should meet with a strange disillusionment, one which we, my good friend, have often met with: those blatant heralds of educational needs, when examined at close quarters, are suddenly seen to be transformed into zealous, yea, fanatical opponents of true culture, _i.e._ all those who hold fast 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.  WOULD CERTAINLY GIVE ONE THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE WAS AN UNPRECEDENTED THIRST FOR CULTURE WHICH EAGERLY SOUGHT TO BE QUENCHED BUT IT IS JUST AT THIS POINT THAT ONE SHOULD LEARN TO HEAR ARIGHT IT IS HERE WITHOUT BEING DISCONCERTED BY THE THUNDERING NOISE OF THE EDUCATION MONGERS THAT WE MUST CONFRONT THOSE WHO TALK SO TIRELESSLY ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL NECESSITIES OF THEIR TIME THEN WE SHOULD MEET WITH THE STRANGE DISILLUSIONMENT ONE WHICH WE MY GOOD FRIEND HAVE OFTEN MET WITH THOSE BLATANT HERALDS OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS WHEN EXAMINED AT CLOSE QUARTERS ARE SUDDENLY SEEN TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO ZEALOUS YEA FANATICAL OPPONENTS OF TRUE CULTURE I E ALL 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
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