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THETRUTHABOUTEDUCATION
Whenamanisaskedtowritedownwhathereallythinksoneducation，acertaingravitygripsandstiffenshissoul，whichmightbemistakenbythesuperficialfordisgust。Ifitbereallytruethatmensickenedofsacredwordsandweariedoftheology，ifthislargelyunreasoningirritationagainst\"dogma\"didariseoutofsomeridiculousexcessofsuchthingsamongpriestsinthepast，thenIfancywemustbelayingupafinecropofcantforourdescendantstogrowtiredof。
Probablytheword\"education\"willsomedayseemhonestlyasoldandobjectlessastheword\"justification\"nowseemsinaPuritanfolio。
Gibbonthoughtitfrightfullyfunnythatpeopleshouldhavefoughtaboutthedifferencebetweenthe\"Homoousion\"andthe\"Homoiousion。\"ThetimewillcomewhensomebodywilllaughloudertothinkthatmenthunderedagainstSectarianEducationandalsoagainstSecularEducation；