2. Andspeakingoffreedom锛宨snottheauthorfree锛宎sfewmenarefree?Ishenotsecure锛宎sfewmenaresecure?Thetoolsofhisindustryaresocommonandsocheapthattheyhavealmostceasedtohavecommercialvalue.Heneedsnobulkypileofrawmaterial锛宯oelaborateapparatus锛宯oserviceofmenoranimals.Heisdependentforhisoccupationuponnoonebuthimself,andnothingoutsidehimthatmatters.Heisthesovereignofanempire锛宻elf-supporting锛宻elf-contained.Noonecansequestratehisestates.Noonecandeprivehimofhisstockintrade锛沶oonecanforcehimtoexercisehisfacultyagainsthiswill锛沶oonecanpreventhimexercisingitashechooses.Theepenisthegreatliberatorofmenandnations.Nochainscanbind锛宯opovertycanchoke锛宯otariffcanre-strictthefreeplayofhismind锛宎ndeventhe鈥淭imes鈥滲ookClubcanonlyexertamoderatelydepressinginfluenceuponhisrewards.Whetherhisworkisgoodorbad锛宻olongashedoeshisbestheishappy.IoftenfortifymyselfamidtheuncertaintiesandvexationsofpoliticallifebybelievingthatIpossessalineofretreatintoapeacefulandfertilecountrywherenorascalcanpursueanywhereoneneedneverbedulloridleorevenwhollywithoutpower.Itisthen锛宨ndeed锛宼hatIfeeldevoutlythankfultohavebeenbornfondofwriting.Itisthen锛宨ndeed锛宼hatIfeelgratefultoallthebraveandgenerousspiritswho锛宨neveryageandineveryland锛宧avefoughttoestablishthenowun-questionedfreedomofthepen.
3. AndwhatanoblemediumtheEnglishlanguageis.Itisnotpossibletowriteapagewithoutexperiencingpositivepleasureattherichnessandvariety锛宼heflexibilityandtheprofoundnessofourmothertongue.IfanEnglishwritercannotsaywhathehastosayinEnglish锛宎ndinsimpleEnglish锛宒ependuponitisprobablynotworthsaying.WhatapityitisthatEnglishisnotmoregenerallystudied.Iamnotgoingtoattackclassicaleducation.NoonewhohastheslightestpretensiontoliterarytastescanbeinsensibletotheattractionofGreeceandRome.ButIconfessourpresenteducationalsystemexcitesinmymindgravemisgivings.Icannotbelievethatasystemisgood锛宱revenreasonable锛寃hichthrustsuponreluctantanduncomprehendingmultitudestreasureswhichcanonlybeappreciatedbytheprivilegedandgiftedfew.Tothevastmajorityofboyswhoattendourpublicschoolsaclassicaleducationisfrombeginningtoendonelonguseless锛宮eaninglessrigmarole.IfIamtoldthatclassesarethebestpreparationforthestudyofEnglish锛孖replythatbyfarthegreaternumberofstudentsfinishtheireducationwhilethispreparatorystageisstillincompleteandwithoutderivinganyofthebenefitswhicharepromisedasitsresult.