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,AU?OR 3 ,FRANCISCO ,F]R] 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,JOSEPH ,MC,CABE 

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,9 SETT+ \T TO E/ABLI% A RATIONAL S*OOL ,I = ! PURPOSE ( PREP>+ *ILDR5 = !IR 5TRY 9TO ! FREE SOLID>ITY ( HUMANITY1 ! FIR/ PROBLEM ?AT CONFRONT$ US WAS ! SELECTION ( BOOKS4 ,! :OLE $UCATIONAL LUGGAGE ( ! ANCI5T SY/EM WAS ALL 9COH]5T MIXTURE ( SCI5CE & FAI?1 REASON & UNREASON1 GOOD & EVIL1 HUMAN EXP]I5CE & REVELATION1 TRU? & ]ROR 9 A WORD1 TOTALLY UNSUIT$ TO MEET ! NEW NE$S ?AT >OSE ) ! =MATION ( A NEW ,S*OOL4 

,IF ! S*OOL HAS BE5 FROM REMOTE ANTIQUITY EQUIPP$ NOT = TEA*+ 9 !1 BROAD S5SE ( COMMUNICAT+ TO ! RIS+ G5]ATION ! GI/ ( ! KN[L$GE (' PREVI\S G5]ATIONS1 BUT = TEA*+ ON ! BASIS ( AU?ORITY & ! CONV5I5CE ( ! RUL+ CLASSES1 = ! PURPOSE ( MAK+ *ILDR5 HUMBLE & SUBMISSIVE1 IT IS CLE> ?AT NONE ( ! BOOKS HI!RTO US$ W\LD /ILT ITS4 ,BUT ! SEV]E ( ?IS POSITION DID NOT AT ONCE CONV9CE ME4 ,I REFUS$ TO BELIEVE ?AT4 ! ,FR5* DEMOCRACY1 :I* WORK$ SO ZEAL\SLY = ! SEP>ATION ( ,*UR* & ,/ATE1 9CURR$ ! ANG] ( ! CL]ICALS1 & ADOPT$ OBLIGATORY SECUL> 9/RUCTION1 ,W\LD RESIGN ITSELF TO A SEMI-$UCATION OR A SOPHI/ICAT$ $UCATION4 ,I HAD1 H[EV]1 TO YIELD TO ! EVID5CE1 AGA9/ MY PREJUDICE ,I FIR/ READ A L>GE NUMB] ( WORKS 9 ! ,FR5* CODE ( SECUL> 9/RUCTION & F\ND ?AT ,GOD WAS REPLAC$ BY ! ,/ATE1 ,*RI/IAN VIRTUE BY CIVIC DUTY1 RELIGION BY PATRIOTISM1 SUBMISSION TO ! K+1 ! >I/OCRACY1 & ! CL]GY BY SUBS]VI5CE TO ! (FICIAL1 ! PROPRIETOR1 & ! EMPLOY]4 ,!N ,I CONSULT$4 AN EM95T ,FREE?9K] :O HELD HI< (FICE 9 ! ,M9I/RY ( ,PUBLIC ,9/RUCTION &1 :5 ,I HAD TOLD HIM MY DESIRE TO SEE ! BOOKS !Y US$1 :I* ,I UND]/OOD TO BE PURG$ ( TRADITIONAL ]RORS1 & EXPLA9$ MY DESIGN & IDEAL TO HIM1 HE TOLD ME FRANKLY ?AT !Y HAD NO?+ ( ! SORT 2 ALL !IR BOOKS W]E1 MORE OR LESS CLEV]LY & 9SIDI\SLY1 TA9T$ ) UNTRU?1 :I* IS ! 9DISP5SABLE CEM5T ( SOCIAL 9EQUALITY4 ,:5 ,I FUR!R ASK$ IF1 SEE+ ?AT !Y HAD REPLAC$ ! DECAY+ IDOL ( DEITY BY ! IDOL ( OLIG>*IC DESPOTISM1 !Y HAD NOT AT LEA/ SOME BOOK DEAL+ ) ! ORIG9 ( RELIGION1 LIE SAID ?AT !RE WAS NONE2 BUT HE KNEW ONE :I* W\LD ,SUIT ME ---,MALV]T'S ,SCI5CE & ,RELIGION ,9 PO9T ( FACT1 ?IS WAS ALREADY TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,SPANI%1 & WAS US$ AS A READ+- BOOK 9 ! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL1 ) ! TITLE ,ORIG9 ( ,*RI/IANITY4 

,9 ,SPANI% LIT]ATURE ,I F\ND SEV]AL WORKS WRITT5 BY A DI/+UI%$ AU?OR1 ( SOME EM95CE 9 SCI5CE :O HAD PRODUC$ !M RA!R 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! PUBLI%]S ?AN ) A VIEW TO ! $UCATION ( ,*ILDR54 ,SOME ( !SE W]E AT FIR/ US$ 9 TILE ,MOD]N ,S*OOL1 BUT1 ?\< ONE C\LD NOT ACCUSE !M ( ]ROR1 !Y LACK$ ! 9SPIRATION ( AN IDEAL & W]E POOR 9 ME?OD4 ,I COMMUNICAT$ ) ?IS AU?OR ) A VIEW TO 9T]E/+ HIM 9 MY PLANS & 9DUC+ HIM TO WRITE BOOKS = ME1 BUT HIS PUBLI%]S HELD HIM TO A C]TA9 CONTRACT & HE C\LD NOT OBLIGE TILE4 

,9 BRIEF1 ! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL WAS OP5$ BE=E A S+LE WORK HAD BE5 *OS5 = ITS LIBR>Y1 BUT IT WAS NOT LONG BE=E ! FIR/ APPE>$---A BRILLIANT BOOK BY ,JEAN ,GRAVE1 :I* HAS HAD A CONSID]ABLE 9FLU5CE ON \R S*OOLS4 ,HIS WORK1 ,! ,ADV5TURES ( ,NONO1 IS A K9D ( POEM 9 :I* A C]TA9 PHASE ( ! HAPPI] FUTURE IS +5I\SLY & DRAMATICALLY CONTRA/$ ) ! SORDID REALITIES ( ! PRES5T SOCIAL ORD]2 ! DELI<TS ( TILE L& ( ,AUTONOMY >E CONTRA/$ ) ! HORRORS ( ! K+DOM ( ,>GIROCRACY4 ,! G5IUS ( ,GRAVE HAS RAIS$ ! WORK TO A HEI<T AT :I* IT ESCAPES ! /RICTURES ( ! SKEPTICAL & CONS]VATIVE 2 HE HAS DEPICT$ ! SOCIAL EVILS ( ! PRES5T TRU?FULLY & )\T EXAGG]ATION4 ,! READ+ (' ! BOOK 5*ANT$ ! *ILDR51 & ! PR(\NDLY ( HIS ?\<T SUGGE/$ MANY OPPORTUNE COMM5TS TO ! TEA*]S4 ,9 !IR PLAY ! *ILDR5 US$ TO ACT SC5ES FROM ,AUTONOMY1 & !IR P>5TS DETECT$ ! CAUSES ( !IR H>D%IPS 9 TILE CON/ITUTION (1 ! K+DOM ( ,>GIROCRACY4 

,IT WAS ANN\NC$ 9 ! ,BULLET9 & O!R J\RNALS ?AT PRIZES W]E (F]$ = ! BE/ MANUALS ( RATIONAL 9/RUCTION1 BUT NO WRIT]S CAME =W>D4 ,I CONF9E MYSELF TO RECORD+ ! FACT )\T GO+ 9TO ! CAUSES ( IT4 ,TWO BOOKS W]E AFT]W>DS ADOPT$ = READ+ 9 S*OOL4 ,!Y W]E NOT WRITT5 = S*OOL1 BUT !Y W]E TRANSLAT$ = ! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL & W]E V]Y USEFUL4 ,ONE WAS CALL$ ,! ,NOTE ,BOOK1 ! O!R ,COLONIZATION & ,PATRIOTISM ,BO? W]E COLLECTIONS ( PASSAGES FROM WRIT]S ( EV]Y C\NTRY ON ! ,9JU/ICES CONNECT$ ) PATRIOTISM1 ! HORRORS ( W>1 & ! ,9IQUITY ( CONQUE/4 ,! *OICE ( !SE WORKS WAS V9DICAT$ BY ! EXCELL5T 9FLU5CE !Y HAD ON ! M9DS ( ! *ILDR51 AS WE %ALL SEE FROM ! LITTLE ESSAYS ( ! *ILDR5 :I* APPE>$ 9 ! ,BULLET91 & ! FURY ) :I* !Y W]E D5\NC$ BY ! REACTION>Y PRESS & POLITICIANS4 

,MANY ?9K ?AT !RE IS NOT MU* DIFF]5CE BETWE5 SECUL> & RATIONALI/ $UCATION1 & 9 V>I\S >TICLES & PROPAG&I/ SPEE*ES ! TWO W]E TAK5 TO BE SYNONYM\S4 ,9 ORD] TO CORRECT ?IS ]ROR ,I PUBLI%$ ! FOLL[+ >TICLE 9 ! ,BULLET9 3- 

,! WORD $UCATION %\LD NOT BE ACCOMPANI$ BY ANY QUALIFICATION4 ,IT MEANS SIMPLY ! NE$ & DUTY ( ! G5]ATION :I* IS 9 ! FULL DEVELOPM5T ( ITS P[]S TO PREP>E TILE RIS+ G5]ATION & ADMIT IT TO ! PATRIMONY ( HUMAN KN[L$GE4 ,?IS IS ALL 5TIRELY RATIONAL IDEAL1 & IT WILL BE FULLY REALIZ$ 9 SOME FUTURE AGE1 :5 M5 >E :OLLY FRE$ FROM !IR PREJUDICES & SUP]/ITIONS4 

,9 \R EF=TS TO REALIZE ?IS IDEAL WE F9D \RSELVES CONFRONT$ ) RELIGI\S $UCATION & POLITICAL $UCATION 3 TO !SE WE MU/ OPPOSE RATIONAL & SCI5TIFIC 9/RUCTION4 ,! TYPE ( RELIGI\S $UCATION IS ?AT GIV5 9 ! CL]ICAL & CONV5T S*OOLS ( ALL C\NTRIES 2 IT CONSI/S ( ! SMALLE/ POSSIBLE QUANTITY ( USEFUL KN[L$GE & A GOOD DEAL ( ,*RI/IAN DOCTR9E & SACR$ HI/ORY4 ,POLITICAL $UCATION IS ! K9D E/ABLI%$ SOME TIME AGO 9 ,FRANCE1 AFT] ! FALL ( ! ,EMPIRE1 ! OBJECT ( :I* IS TO EXALT PATRIOTISM & REPRES5T ! ACTUAL PUBLIC ADM9I/RATION AS ! 9/RUM5T ( ! COMMON WELF>E4 

,SOMETIMES ! QUALIFICATION FREE OR SECUL> IS APPLI$ ABUSIVELY & MALIC\SLY TO $UCATION1 9 ORD] TO DI/RACT OR ALI5ATE PUBLIC OP9ION4 ,OR?ODOX PEOPLE1 = 9/ANCE1 CALL FREE S*OOLS C]TA9 S*OOLS :I* !Y E/ABLI% 9 OPPOSITION TO ! REALLY FREE T5D5CY ( MOD]N PA$AGOGY 2 & MANY >E CALL$ SECUL> S*OOLS :I* >E REALLY POLITICAL1 PATRIOTIC1 & ANTI-HUMANIT>IAN4 

,RATIONAL $UCATION IS LIFT$ ABOVE !SE ILLIB]AL =MS4 ,IT HAS1 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 NO REG>D TO RELIGI\S $UCATION1 BECAUSE SCI5CE HAS %[N ?AT ! /ORY ( CREATION IS A MY? & ! GODS LEG5D>Y2 & !RE=E RELIGI\S $UCATION TAKES ADVANTAGE ( ! CR$ULITY ( ! P>5TS & ! IGNORANCE ( ! *ILDR51 MA9TA9+ ! BELIEF 9 A SUP]NATURAL BE+ TO :OM PEOPLE MAY ADDRESS ALL K9DS ( PRAY]S4 ,?IS ANCI5T BELIEF1 /ILL UN=TUNATELY WIDESPREAD1 HAS DONE A GREAT DEAL ( H>M1 & WILL CONT9UE TO DO SO AS ,ION11 AS IT P]SI/S4 ,! MISSION ( $UCATION IS TO %[ ! *ILD1 BY PURELY SCI5TIFIC ME?ODS1 ?AT ! MORE KN[L$GE WE HAVE ( NATURAL PRODUCTS1 !IR4 QUALITIES1 & ! WAY TO USE !M1 ! MORE ,9DU/RIAL1 SCI5TIFIC1 & >TI/IC COMMODITIES WE %ALL HAVE = ! SUPPORT & COM=T ( LIFE1 & M5 & WOM5 WILL ISSUE 9 L>G] NUMB]S FROM \R S*OOLS ) A DET]M9ATION TO CULTIVATE EV]Y BRAN* ( KN[L$GE & ACTION1 UND] ! GUIDANCE ( REASON & ! 9SPIRATION ( SCI5CE & >T1 :I* WILL ADORN LIFE & RE=M SOCIETY4 

,WE WILL NOT1 !RE=E1 LOSE \R TIME PRAY+ TO AN IMAG9>Y ,GOD = ?+S :I* \R AWN EX]TIONS ALONE CAN PROCURE4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ,\R TEA*+ HAS NO?+ TO DO ) POLITICS4 ,IT IS \R WORK TO =M 9DIVIDUALS 9 ! FULL POSSESSION ( ALL !IR FACULTIES :ILE POLITICS W\LD SUBJECT !IR FACULTIES TO O!R M54 ,:ILE RELIGION HAS1 ) ITS DIV9E P[]1 CREAT$ A POSITIVELY ABUSIVE P[] & RET>D$ ! DEVELOPM5T ( HUMANITY1 POLITICAL SY/EMS ALSO RET>D IT BY 5C\RAG+ M5 TO DEP5D = EV]Y?+ ON ! WILL ( O!RS1 ON :AT >E SUPPOS$ TO BE M5 ( A SUP]IOR *>ACT]---ON ?OSE1 9 A WORD1 :O1 FROM TRADITION OR *OICE1 EX]CISE ! PR(ESS ,I ON ( POLITICS4 ,IT MU/ BE ! A ,I 9 ( ! RATIONAL S*OOLS TO %[ ! *ILDR5 ?AT !RE WILL BE TYRANNY & SLAV]Y AS LONG AS ONE MAN DEP5DS UPON ANO!R1 TO /UDY ! CAUSES ( ! PREVAIL+ IGNORANCE1 TO LE>N ! ORIG9 ( ALL ! TRADITIONAL PRACTICES :I* GIVE LIFE TO ! EXI/+ SOCIAL SY/EM1 & TO DIRECT ! ATT5TION ( ! PUPILS TO !SE MATT]S4 

,WE WILL NOT1 !RE=E1 LOSE \R TIME SEEK+ FROM O!RS :AT WE CAN GET = \RSELVES4 

,9 A WORD1 \R BUS9ESS IS TO IMPR9T ON ! M9DS ( ! *ILDR5 ! IDEA ?AT !IR CONDITION 9 ! SOCIAL ORD] WILL IMPROVE 9 PROPORTION TO !IR KN[L$GE & TO ! /R5G? !Y >E ABLE TO DEVELOP 2 & ?AT ! ]A ( G5]AL HAPP9ESS WILL BE ! MORE SURE TO DAWN :5 !Y HAVE DISC>D$ ALL RELIGI\S & O!R SUP]/ITIONS1 :I* HAVE UP TO ! PRES5T DONE SO MU* H>M4 ,ON ?AT ACC\NT !RE >E NO REW>DS OR PUNI%M5TS 9 \R S*OOLS 2 NO ALMS1 NO M$ALS OR BADGES 9 IMITATION ( ! RELIGI\S & PATRIOTIC S*OOLS1 :I* MI<T 5C\RAGE ! *ILDR5 TO BELIEVE 9 TALISMANS 9/EAD ( 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE P[] ( BE+S :O >E CONSCI\S ( !IR ABILITY & KN[L$GE4 

,RATIONAL & SCI5TIFIC KN[L$GE MU/ P]SUADE ! M5 & WOM5 ( ! FUTURE ?AT !Y HAVE TO EXPECT NO?+ FROM ANY PRIVILEG$ BE+ 7,FICTITI\S OR REAL7 2 & ?AT !Y MAY EXPECT ALL ?AT IS REASONABLE FROM !MSELVES & FROM A FREELY ORGANIZ$ & ACCEPT$ SOCIAL ORD]4 

,I !N APPEAL$ 9 ! ,BULLET9 & ! LOCAL PRESS TO SCI5TIFIC WRIT]S :O W]E EAG] = ! PROGRESS ( ! RACE TO SUPPLY US ) TEXT-BOOKS ON !SE L9ES4 ,!Y W]E1 ,I SAID1 0TO DELIV] ! M9DS ( ! PUPILS FROM ALL ! ]RORS ( \R ANCE/ORS1 5C\RAGE !M 9 ! LOVE ( TRU? & BEAUTY1 & KEEP FROM !M ! AU?ORIT>IAN DOGMAS1 V5]ABLE SOPHISMS1 & RIDICUL\S CONV5T TIES :I* AT PRES5T DISGRACE \R SOCIAL LIFE40 ,A SPECIAL NOTE WAS ADD$ 9 REG>D TO ! TEA*+ ( >I?METIC3--- 

,! WAY 9 :I* >I?METIC HAS HI!RTO BE5 G5]ALLY TAU<T HAS MADE IT A P[]FUL 9/RUM5T = IMPRESS+ ! PUPILS ) ! FALSE IDEALS ( ! CAPITALI/ REGIME :I* AT PRES5T PRESSES SO HEAVILY ON SOCIETY4 ,! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL1 !RE=E1 9VITES ESSAYS ON ! SUBJECT ( ! RE=M ( ! TEA*+ ( >I?METIC1 & REQUE/S ?OSE FRI5DS ( RATIONAL & SCI5TIFIC 9/RUCTION :O >E ESPECIALLY OCCUPI$ ) MA!MATICS TO DRAW UP A S]IES ( EASY & PRACTICAL PROBLEMS1 9 :I* !RE %ALL BE NO REF]5CE TO WAGES1 ECONOMY1 & PR(IT4 ,!SE EX]CISES MU/ DEAL ) AGRICULTURAL & 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION1 ! JU/ DI/RIBUTION ( ! RAW MAT]IAL & ! MANUFACTUR$ >TICLES1 ! MEANS ( COMMUNICATION1 ! TRANSPORT ( M]*&ISE1 ! COMP>ISON ( HUMAN LABOR ) ME*ANICAL1 ! B5EFITS ( MA*9]Y1 PUBLIC WORKS1 ETC4 ,9 A WORD1 ! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL WANTS A NUMB] ( PROBLEMS %[+ :AT >I?METIC REALLY \<T TO BE---! SCI5CE ( ! SOCIAL ECONOMY 7TAK+ ! WORD ECONOMY 0 9 ITS ETYMOLOGICAL S5SE (0 GOOD DI/RIBUTION074 

,! EX]CISES WILL DEAL ) ! F\R FUNDAM5TAL OP]ATIONS 79TEGRALS1 DECIMALS1 & FRACTIONS71 TILE METRICAL SY/EM1 PROPORTION1 ,COMP\NDS & ALLOYS1 ! SQU>ES & CUBES ( NUMB]S1 & ! EXTRACTION ( SQU>E & CUBE ROOTS4 ,AS ?OSE :O RESPOND TO ?IS APPEAL >E1 IT IS HOP$1 9SPIR$ RA!R ) ! IDEAL ( A RI<T $UCATION ( *ILDR5 ?AN ) ! DESIRE ( PR(IT1 & AS WE WI% TO AVOID ! COMMON PRACTICE 9 SU* CIRCUM/ANCES1 WE %ALL NOT APPO9T JUDGES OR (F] ANY PRIZES4 ,! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL WILL PUBLI% ! ,>I?METIC :I* BE/ S]VES ITS PURPOSE1 & WILL COME TO AN AMICABLE AGREEM5T ) ! AU?OR AS TO HIS FEE4 

,A LAT] NOTE 9 ! ,BULLET9 WAS ADDRESS$ TO TEA*]S 3--- 

      ,WE W\LD CALL ! ATT5TION ( ALL :O D$ICATE !MSELVES TO ! NOBLE IDEAL ( ! RATIONAL TEA*+ ( *ILDR5 & ! PREP>ATION ( ! Y\NG TO TAKE A FITT+ %>E 9 LIFE TO ! ANN\NCEM5TS ( A ,COMP5DIUM ( ,UNIV]SAL ,HI/ORY BY ,CLEM5CE ,JACQU9ET & ,! ,ADV5TURES ( ,NONO BY ,JEAN ,GRAVE1 :I* WILL BE F\ND ON ! COV]4#a ,!WORKS :I* ! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL HAS PUBLI%$ OR PROPOSES TO PUBLI% >E 9T5D$ = ALL FREE & RATIONAL TEA*+ 9/ITUTIONS1 C5T]S ( SOCIAL /UDY1 & P>5TS1 :O RES5T ! 9TELLECTUAL RE/RICTIONS :I* DOGMA ( ALL K9DS RELIGI\S1 POLITICAL1 & SOCIAL--IMPOSES 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 PRIVILEGE AT ! EXP5SE ( ! IGNORANT4 ,ALL :O >E OPPOS$ TO ,JESUITISM & TO CONV5TIONAL LIES1 & TO ! ]RORS TRANSMITT$ BY TRADITION & R\T9E1 WILL F9D ,9 \R PUBLICATIONS TRU? BAS$ UPON EVID5CE4 ,AS WE HAVE NO DESIRE ( PR(IT1 ! PRICE ( ! WORKS REPRES5TS ALMO/ !IR 9TR9SIC VALUE OR MAT]IAL CO/2 IF !RE IS ANY PR(IT FROM ! SALE ( !M1 IT WILL BE SP5T UPON SUBSEQU5T PUBLICATIONS4 

,9 A LAT] NUMB] ( ! ,BULLET9 7,NO4 #f1 SECOND YE>7 ! DI/+UI%$ GEOGRAPH] ,ELISEE ,RECLUS WROTE1 AT MY REQUE/1 A L5G?Y >TICLE ON ! TEA*+ ( GEOGRAPHY4 ,9 A LETT] :I* ,RECLUS AFT]W>DS WROTE ME FROM ! ,GEOGRAPHICAL ,9/ITUTE AT ,BRUSSELS1 REPLY+ TO MY REQUE/ ?AT HE %\LD RECOMM5D A TEXT-BOOK1 HE SAID ?AT !RE WAS 0 NO TEXT-BOOK = ! TEA*+ ( GEOGRAPHY ,9 ELEM5T>Y S*OOLS 0 2 HE 0 DID NOT KN[ ONE ?AT WAS NOT TA9T$ ) RELIGI\S OR PATRIOTIC POISON1 OR1 :AT IS WORSE1 ADM9I/RATIVE R\T9E40 ,HE RECOMM5D$ ?AT ! TEA*]S %\LD USE NO MANUAL 9 ! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL1 :I* HE CORDIALLY COMM5D$ 7,FEBRU>Y #b#f1 #a#i#c74 

  

,9 ! FOLL[+ NUMB] 7#g7 ( ! ,BULLET9 ,I PUBLI%$ ! FOLL[+ NOTE ON ! ORIG9 ( ,*RI/IANITY3-- 

  

,! OLD] PA$AGOGY1 ! REAL1 IF UNAV[$1 AIM ( :I* WAS TO IMPRESS *ILDR5 ) ! USELESSNESS ( KN[L$GE1 9 ORD] ?AT !Y MI<T BE RECONCIL$ TO !IR H>D CONDITIONS & SEEK CONSOLATION 9 A SUPPOS$ FUTURE LIFE1 US$ READ+-BOOKS 9 ! ELEM5T>Y S*OOL :I* SW>M$ ) /ORIES1 ANECDOTES ACC\NTS ( TRAVELS1 GEMS ( CLASSICAL LIT]ATURE ETC4 ,!RE WAS A GOOD DEAL ( ]ROR MIX$ ) :AT WAS S\ND & USEFUL 9 ?IS1 & ! AIM WAS NOT JU/4 ,! MY/ICAL IDEA PR$OM9AT$1 REPRES5T+ ?AT A RELATION C\LD BE E/ABLI%$ BETWE5 A ,SUPREME ,BE+ & M5 BY MEANS ( PRIE/S1 & ?IS PRIE/HOOD WAS ! *IEF F\NDATION ( ! EXI/5CE ( BO? ! PRIVILEG$ & ! DIS9H]IT$ & ! CAUSE ( MU* ( ! EVIL ?AT !Y 5DUR$4 

,AMONG O!R BOOKS ( ?IS CLASS1 ALL TA9T$ ) ! SAME EVIL1 WE REMEMB] ONE :I* 9S]T$ AN ACADEMIC DISC\RSE1 A M>VEL ( ,SPANI% ELOQU5CE1 9 PRAISE ( ! ,BIBLE4 ,! GI/ ( IT IS EXPRESS$ 9 ! B>B>\S DECL>ATION ( ,OM> :5 HE CONDEMN$ ! ,LIBR>Y ( ,ALEX&RIA TO ! FLAMES 3 0 ,! :OLE TRU? IS CONTA9$ 9 ! SACR$ BOOK4 ,IF ?OSE O!R BOOKS >E TRUE1 !Y >E SUP]FLU\S IF !Y >E NOT TRUE1 !Y %\LD BE BURN$40 

,! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL1 :I* SEEKS TO =M FREE M9DS1 ) A S5SE ( RESPONSIBILITY1 FITT$ TO EXP]I5CE A COMPLETE DEVELOPM5T ( !IR P[]S1 :I* IS ! ONE AIM ( LIFE MU/ NECESS>ILY ADOPT A V]Y DIFF]5T K9D ( READ+-BOOK 9 H>MONY ) ITS ME?OD ( TEA*+4 ,= ?IS REASON1 AS IT TEA*ES E/ABLI%$ TRU? & IS 9T]E/$ 9 ! /RUGGLE BETWE5 LI<T & D>KNESS1 IT HAS DEEM$ IT NECESS>Y TO PRODUCE A CRITICAL WORK :I* WILL 5LI<T5 ! M9D ( ! *ILD ) POSITIVE FACTS4 ,!SE MAY NOT BE APPRECIAT$ 9 *ILDHOOD1 BUT WILL LAT]1 9 MANHOOD1 :5 ! *ILD TAKES ITS PLACE 9 SOCIAL LIFE & 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ]RORS1 CONV5TIONS1 HYPOCRISIES1 & 9FAMIES :I* CONCEAL !MSELVES UND] ! CLOAK ( MY/ICISM4 ,?IS WORK REM9DS US ?AT \R BOOKS >E NOT M]ELY 9T5D$ = *ILDR5 2 !Y >E DE/9$ ALSO = ! USE ( ! ,ADULT ,S*OOLS :I* >E BE+ F\ND$ ON EV]Y SIDE BY ASSOCIATIONS ( WORK]S1 ,FREE?9K]S1 ,COOP]ATORS1 SOCIAL /UD5TS1 & O!R PROGRESSIVE BODIES :O >E EAG] TO CORRECT ! ,ILLIT]ACY ( \R NATION1 & REMOVE ?AT GREAT OB/ACLE TO PROGRESS4 

,WE BELIEVE ?AT ! SECTION ( ,MALV]T'S WORK 7,SCI5CE & ,RELIGION7 :I* WE HAVE 5TITL$ 0,! ,ORIG9 ( ,*RI/IANITY 0 WILL BE USEFUL = ?IS PURPOSE4 ,IT %[S ! MY?S1 DOGMAS1 & C]EMONIES ( ! ,*RI/IAN RELIGION ,9 !IR ORIG9AL =M 2 SOMETIMES AS EXOT]IC SYMBOLS CONCEAL+ A TRU? KN[N TO ! 9ITIAT$1 SOMETIMES AS ADAPTATIONS ,( E>LI] BELIEFS1 IMPOS$ BY %E] R\T9E & PRES]V$ BY MALICE4 ,AS WE >E CONV9C$ & HAVE AMPLE EVID5CE ( ! USEFULNESS ,( 7,AIR WOK1 WE (F] IT TO ! PUBLIC ) ! HOPE ?AT ,IT WILL BE> ! FRUIT :I* WE ANTICIPATE4 ,WE HAVE ONLY TO ADD ?AT C]TA9 PASSAGES :I* >E UNSUITABLE = *ILDR5 HAVE BE5 ,OMITT$ 2 ! OMISSIONS >E 9DICAT$1 & ADULTS MAY CONSULT ! PASSAGES 9 ! COMPLETE $ITION4  

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