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In this case utility is made the object and goal of education,  utility in the sense of gain  the greatest possible pecuniary gain. IN THIS CASE UTILITY IS MADE THE OBJECT AND GOAL OF EDUCATION UTILITY IN THE SENSE OF GAIN GREATEST POSSIBLE PECUNIARY GAIN
 me that I must recognise two main directions in the forces at work--two seemingly antagonistic tendencies, equally deleterious in their action, and ultimately combining to produce their results: a striving to achieve the greatest possible _expansion_ of education on the one hand, and a tendency to _minimise and weaken_ it on the other. The first-named would, for various reasons, spread learning among the greatest number of people; the second would compel education to renounce its highest, noblest and sublimest claims in order to subordinate itself to some other department of life--such as the service of the State. "I believe I have already hinted at the quarter in which the cry for the greatest possible expansion of education is most loudly raised. This expansion belongs to the most beloved of the dogmas of modern political economy. As much knowledge and education as possible; therefore the greatest possible supply and demand--hence as much happiness as possible:--that is the formula. RESSING ATTENTION IT SEEMED TO ME THAT I MUST RECOGNISE TWO MAIN DIRECTIONS IN THE FORCES AT WORK TWO SEEMINGLY ANTAGONISTIC TENDENCIES EQUALLY DELECHROUS IN THEIR ACTION AND ULTIMATELY COMBINING TO PRODUCE THEIR RESULTS A STRIVING TO ACHIEVE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF EDUCATION ON ONE HAND AND A TENDENCY TO MINIMIZE AND WEAKEN IT ON THE OTHER THE FIRST NAMED WOULD FOR VARIOUS REASONS SPREAD LEARNING AMONG THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE THE SECOND WOULD COMPEL EDUCATION TO RENOUNCE ITS HIGHEST NOBLEST AND SUBLIMEST CLAIMS IN ORDER TO SUBORDINATE ITSELF TO SOME OTHER DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SUCH AS THE SERVICE OF THE STATE I BELIEVE I HAVE ALREADY HINTED AT THE QUARTER IN WHICH THE CRY FOR THE GREATEST POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF EDUCATION IS MOST LOUDLY RAISED THIS EXPANSION BELONGS TO THE MOST BELOVED OF THE DOGMAS OF MODERN POLITICAL ECONOMY AS MUCH KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION AS POSSIBLE THEREFORE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE SUPPLY IN DEMAND HENCE AS MUCH HAPPINESS AS POSSIBLE THAT IS THE FORMULA
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