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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. 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
s the fear of religious oppression is so general, and the dread of its results so marked, that people in all classes of society long for culture and eagerly absorb those elements of it which are supposed to scatter the religious instincts. Elsewhere the State, in its turn, strives here and there for its own preservation, after the greatest possible expansion of education, because it always feels strong enough to bring the most determined emancipation, resulting from culture, under its yoke, and readily 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. IN SOME COUNTRIES THE FEAR OF RELIGIOUS OPPRESSION IS SO GENERAL AND THE DREAD OF ITS RESULTS SO MARKED THAT PEOPLE IN ALL CLASSES OF SOCIETY LONG FOR CULTURE AND EAGERLY ABSORB THOSE ELEMENTS OF IT WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO SCATTER THEIR RELIGIOUS INSTINCTS ELSEWHERE THE STATE IN ITS TURN STRIVES HERE AND THERE FOR ITS OWN PRESERVATION AFTER THE GREATEST POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF EDUCATION BECAUSE IT ALWAYS FEELS STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING THE MOST DETERMINED EMANCIPATION RESULTING FROM CULTURE 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
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