It is
always the way with me. I get a thing into my head, and out it comes at
the most unseasonable moment. It is almost as important that what is
said should be relevant as that it should be true. Well, the mistake is
made, and I cannot unmake it. I will not trouble you with another
syllable--directly at any rate--about Latin and Greek, but I do want to
know what you think about the exclusion of theology and metaphysics from
the education of the young. I must have DEBATE, so that before
publication my ideas may become clear and objections may be anticipated.
I cannot discuss the matter with my father. You were at college with
him, and you will remember his love for Aristotle, who, as I think, has
enslaved him. If I may say so without offence, you are not a
philosopher. You are more likely, therefore, to give a sound,
unprofessional opinion. You have never had much to do with children,
but this does not matter; in fact, it is rather an advantage, for actual
children would have distorted your judgment. What has theology done?
It is only half-believed, and its rewards and punishments are too remote
to be of practical service.
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