Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 7

           HecouldnottellwhatImeantbysecretsofstate,whereanenemy,orsomerivalnation,werenotinthecase.Heconfinedtheknowledgeofgoverningwithinverynarrowbounds,tocommonsenseandreason,tojusticeandlenity,tothespeedydeterminationofcivilandcriminalcauses;withsomeotherobvioustopics,whicharenotworthconsidering.Andhegaveitforhisopinion,"thatwhoevercouldmaketwoearsofcorn,ortwobladesofgrass,togrowuponaspotofgroundwhereonlyonegrewbefore,woulddeservebetterofmankind,anddomoreessentialservicetohiscountry,thanthewholeraceofpoliticiansputtogether."

           Thelearningofthispeopleisverydefective,consistingonlyinmorality,history,poetry,andmathematics,whereintheymustbeallowedtoexcel.Butthelastoftheseiswhollyappliedtowhatmaybeusefulinlife,totheimprovementofagriculture,andallmechanicalarts;sothatamongus,itwouldbelittleesteemed.Andastoideas,entities,abstractions,andtranscendentals,Icouldneverdrivetheleastconceptionintotheirheads.

           Nolawinthatcountrymustexceedinwordsthenumberoflettersintheiralphabet,whichconsistsonlyoftwoandtwenty.Butindeedfewofthemextendeventothatlength.Theyareexpressedinthemostplainandsimpleterms,whereinthosepeoplearenotmercurialenoughtodiscoveraboveoneinterpretation:andtowriteacommentuponanylaw,isacapitalcrime.Astothedecisionofcivilcauses,orproceedingsagainstcriminals,theirprecedentsaresofew,thattheyhavelittlereasontoboastofanyextraordinaryskillineither.

           Theyhavehadtheartofprinting,aswellastheChinese,timeoutofmind:buttheirlibrariesarenotverylarge;forthatoftheking,whichisreckonedthelargest,doesnotamounttoaboveathousandvolumes,placedinagalleryoftwelvehundredfeetlong,whenceIhadlibertytoborrowwhatbooksIpleased.

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