Conversations On War And General Culture
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Now, put an extreme case. Imagine all Europe under the sway of one Government, I do not believe this would be otherwise than a great detriment to the progress of civilization.
AND GENERAL CULTURE. 139 Then, as regards another point ; I admit that you have a larger choice of governing men in a great country ; but practically the choice is more at haphazard ; and less is known about the capacity of individuals than is known in a smaller State.
Again, I am persuaded that for the advance- ment of L...iterature and Science there is an advan- tage which belongs to smaller States. The current of thought does not set in one way when there are many States in the civilized world.
Sir Arthur. I don't believe that Government has much effect in any way upon the progress of Literature, Art, or Science.
Cranmer. There I differ from you, Sir Arthur.
Ellesmere. What, Cranmer on our side ! I shall go over to the other.
Cranmer. I do think that Government can very much promote Science. It is very good of me to say this, and to confess to you that when I was Secretary of the Treasury there was nothing I detested more than to receive a deputation of scientific men, as I generally came over to their way of thinking, though I had to resist them stoutly.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Now, put an extreme case. Imagine all Europe under the sway of one Government, I do not believe this would be otherwise than a great detriment to the progress of civilization.
AND GENERAL CULTURE. 139 Then, as regards another point ; I admit that you have a larger choice of governing men in a great country ; but practically the choice is more at haphazard ; and less is known about the capacity of individuals than is known in a smaller State.
Again, I am persuaded that for the advance- ment of L...iterature and Science there is an advan- tage which belongs to smaller States. The current of thought does not set in one way when there are many States in the civilized world.
Sir Arthur. I don't believe that Government has much effect in any way upon the progress of Literature, Art, or Science.
Cranmer. There I differ from you, Sir Arthur.
Ellesmere. What, Cranmer on our side ! I shall go over to the other.
Cranmer. I do think that Government can very much promote Science. It is very good of me to say this, and to confess to you that when I was Secretary of the Treasury there was nothing I detested more than to receive a deputation of scientific men, as I generally came over to their way of thinking, though I had to resist them stoutly.
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