Анна Каренина

Chapter 28

           Thepeopleareatsuchalowstageofrationalandmoraldevelopment,thatit’sobviousthey’reboundtoopposeeverythingthat’sstrangetothem.InEurope,arationalsystemanswersbecausethepeopleareeducated;itfollowsthatwemusteducatethepeoplethat’sall.”

           “Buthowarewetoeducatethepeople?”

           “Toeducatethepeoplethreethingsareneeded:schools,andschools,andschools.

           “Butyousaidyourselfthepeopleareatsuchalowstageofmaterialdevelopment:whathelpareschoolsforthat?”

           “Doyouknow,youremindmeofthestoryoftheadvicegiventothesickmanYoushouldtrypurgativemedicine.Taken:worse.Tryleeches.Triedthem:worse.Well,then,there’snothingleftbuttopraytoGod.Triedit:worse.That’sjusthowitiswithus.Isaypoliticaleconomy;yousayworse.Isaysocialism:worse.Education:worse.”

           “Buthowdoschoolshelpmatters?”

           “Theygivethepeasantfreshwants.”

           “Well,that’sathingI’veneverunderstood,”Levinrepliedwithheat.“Inwhatwayareschoolsgoingtohelpthepeopletoimprovetheirmaterialposition?Yousayschools,education,willgivethemfreshwants.Somuchtheworse,sincetheywon’tbecapableofsatisfyingthem.Andinwhatwayaknowledgeofadditionandsubtractionandthecatechismisgoingtoimprovetheirmaterialcondition,Inevercouldmakeout.Thedaybeforeyesterday,Imetapeasantwomanintheeveningwithalittlebaby,andaskedherwhereshewasgoing.Shesaidshewasgoingtothewisewoman;herboyhadscreamingfits,soshewastakinghimtobedoctored.

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