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等待微风入眠_常青藤语言教学中心编译(骑马乡行记 RuralRides) 第(1/6)页

[英国]威廉·科贝特/WilliamCobbett

THE“EDUCATION”CANTERS

Burghclere,

MondayMorning,31Oct.,1825

But, the“education”“graduation”astheycallit, andcrimes, goonincreasingtogether, tillthegoal, thoughofsixtimestheirformerdimensions, willhardlysuffice;andyet, thecantingcreaturesstillcry, thatcrimesarisefromwantofwhattheycall“education!”;andyettheycontinuallycry, thatthecrimesarisefromawantof“education!”Whatcanbethecauseofthisperverseness?Itisnotperverseness:itisroguerycorruption, , theunfeelingtyrant, squeezesthelabourersforgain'ssake;andthecorruptpoliticianandliteraryortubrogue, findanexcuseforhimbypretending, thatitisnotwantoffoodandclothing, butwantofeducation, thatmakesthepoor, starvingwretchesthievesandrobbers.

Ifthepress, ifonlythepress, weretodoitsduty, orbutatenthpartofitsduty, , :thetaxgathererpressesthelandlord;;andthisclassismakesomiserable, thatafelon'?But, onthesecauses, socleartotheeyeofreasonsoplainfromexperience, thepressscarcelyeversaysasingleword;whileitkeepsbotheringourbrainsabouteducationandmorality;, ?But, whoistoexpectmoralityinahalf-starvedman, whoiswhippedifhedonotwork, thoughhehasnot, forhiswholeday'sfood, somuchasifandmylittleboysnappedupinsixorsevenminutesuponStoke-Charitydown?Aye!But, ifthepressweretoascribetheincreaseofcrimestothetruecauses, , thedead-weight, thethunderingstandingarmy, theenormoussinecurespensions, andgrants;andthiswouldsuitbutaverysmallpartofapress, whichlivesandthrivesprincipallybyoneortheotherofthese.

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