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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. 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
will be able to earn a _great deal_ of money. Men are allowed only the precise amount of culture which is compatible with the interests of gain; but 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 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. T A CREATURE MAY BE REARED THAT WILL BE ABLE TO EARN A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY MEN ARE ALLOWED ONLY THE PRECISE AMOUNT OF CULTURE WHICH IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE INTEREST OF GAIN BUT 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
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