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"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. 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
t I am not strong enough to hope for any success were I to struggle ever so valiantly against them. I was overcome by a feeling of general discouragement; my recourse to solitude was the result neither of pride nor arrogance. I would fain describe to you what I take to be the nature of the educational questions now attracting such enormous and pressing attention. It seemed to 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. OUGH I VERY WELL KNOW THAT I AM NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOPE FOR ANY SUCCESS WERE I TO STRUGGLE EVER SO VALIANTLY AGAINST THEM I WAS OVERCOME BY A FEELING OF GENERAL DISCOURAGEMENT MY RECOURSE TO SOLITUDE WAS NEITHER THE RESULT OF PRIDE NOR ARROGANCE I WOULD FAIN DESCRIBE TO YOU WHAT I TAKE TO BE THE NATURE OF THE EDUCATIONAL QUESTIONS NOW ATTRACTING SUCH ENORMOUS AND PRESSING 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
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