Ath。Thenletusnotleavethemeaningofeducationambiguousorill-defined。Atpresent，whenwespeakintermsofpraiseorblameaboutthebringing-upofeachperson，wecallonemaneducatedandanotheruneducated，althoughtheuneducatedmanmaybesometimesverywelleducatedforthecallingofaretailtrader，orofacaptainofaship，andthelike。Forwearenotspeakingofeducationinthisnarrowersense，butofthatothereducationinvirtuefromyouthupwards，whichmakesamaneagerlypursuetheidealperfectionofcitizenship，andteacheshimhowrightlytoruleandhowtoobey。
Thisistheonlyeducationwhich，uponourview，deservesthename；
thatothersortoftraining，whichaimsattheacquisitionofwealthorbodilystrength，ormereclevernessapartfromintelligenceandjustice，ismeanandilliberal，andisnotworthytobecallededucationatall。Butletusnotquarrelwithoneanotheraboutaword，providedthatthepropositionwhichhasjustbeengrantedholdgood：towit，thatthosewhoarerightlyeducatedgenerallybecomegoodmen。Neithermustwecastaslightuponeducation，whichisthefirstandfairestthingthatthebestofmencaneverhave，andwhich，thoughliabletotakeawrongdirection，iscapableofreformation。
Andthisworkofreformationisthegreatbusinessofeverymanwhilehelives。
Cle。Verytrue；andweentirelyagreewithyou。