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the ancien regime(硬汚妖)-及21何蛍

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determination of the independent soulthat is the root of progress�察�and the 

more human beings who have that�察�the more progress there is in the world。 

Give me a man who�察�though he can neither read nor write�察�yet dares think 

for himself�察�and do the thing he believes�此            �that man will help forward the 

human race more than any thousand men who have read�察�or written either�察�

a   thousand   books   apiece�察  �but   have   not   dared   to   think   for   themselves。 

And   better   for   his   race�察  �and   better�察  �I   believe�察  �in   the   sight   of   God�察  �the 

confusions and mistakes of that one sincere brave man�察�than the second´ 

hand and cowardly correctness of all the thousand。 

     As for the ;triumphs of science�察─�let us honour�察�with astonishment and 

awe�察�the genius of those who invented them�察�but let us remember that the 

things   themselves   are   as   a   gun   or   a   sword�察  �with   which   we   can   kill   our 

enemy�察�but with which also our enemy can kill us。                  Like all outward and 



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material   things�察  �they   are   equally   fit   for   good   and   for   evil。 In   England 

herethey   have   been   as   yet�察  �as   far   as   I   can   see�察  �nothing   but   blessings�此�

but I have my very serious doubts whether they are likely to be blessings 

to the whole human race�察�for many an age to come。                    I can conceive them´ 

´may God avert the omen� �the instruments of a more crushing executive 

centralisation�察�of a more utter oppression of the bodies and souls of men�察�

than the world has yet seen。            I can conceivemay God avert the omen� �

centuries     hence�察   �some     future   world´ruler     sitting   at  the  junction    of   all 

railroads�察    �at  the   centre    of   all  telegraph´wiresa       world´spider      in   the 

omphalos of his world´wide web�察�and smiting from thence everything that 

dared to lift its head�察�or utter a cry of pain�察�with a swiftness and surety to 

which the craft of a Justinian or a Philip II。 were but clumsy and impotent。 

     All�察�all outward things�察�be sure of it�察�are good or evil�察�exactly as far as 

they are in the hands of good men or of bad。 

     Moreover�察      �paradoxical      as   it  may    seem�察   �railroads    and    telegraphs�察�

instead   of   inaugurating   an   era   of   progress�察  �may   possibly   only   retard   it。 

;Rester   sur   un   grand   succes�察─  �which   was   Rossini's   advice   to   a   young 

singer   who   had   achieved   a   triumph�察  �is   a   maxim   which   the   world   often 

follows�察�not only from prudence�察�but from necessity。                   They have done so 

much that it seems neither prudent nor possible to do more。                        They will 

rest and be thankful。 

     Thus�察�gunpowder and printing made rapid changes enough�察�but those 

changes had no farther development。                The new art of war�察�the new art of 

literature�察�remained stationary�察�or rather receded and degenerated�察�till the 

end of the eighteenth century。 

     And so it may be with our means of locomotion and intercommunion�察�

and    what    depends     on   them。     The    vast   and    unprecedented       amount     of 

capital�察  �of   social   interest�察  �of   actual   human   intellect   investedI   may   say 

locked      upin   these    railroads�察   �and   telegraphs�察    �and   other    triumphs     of 

industry and   science�察 �will not   enter  into competition   against themselves。 

They   will   not   set   themselves   free   to   seek   new   discoveries   in   directions 

which are often actually opposed to their own�察�always foreign to it。                     If the 

money   of   thousands   are   locked   up   in   these   great   works�察  �the   brains   of 

hundreds of thousands�察�and of the very shrewdest too�察�are equally locked 



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up   therein   likewise�察  �and   are   to   be   subtracted   from  the   gross   material   of 

social   development�察  �and   added   ��without   personal   fault   of   their   owners�察�

who   may   be   very   good   men��   to   the   dead   weight   of   vested   selfishness�察�

ignorance�察�and dislike of change。 

     Yes。    A Byzantine and stationary age is possible yet。             Perhaps we are 

now entering upon it�察�an age in which mankind shall be satisfied with the 

;triumphs of science�察─�and shall look merely to the greatest comfort ��call it 

not happiness�� of the greatest number�察�and like the debased Jews of old�察�

;having found the life of their  hand�察�be therewith content�察─�no matter in 

what mud´hole of slavery and superstition。 

     But    one   hope   there   is�察 �and   more   than   a  hopeone     certainty�察  �that 

however satisfied enlightened public opinion may become with the results 

of   science�察  �and   the   progress   of   the   human   race�察  �there   will   be   always   a 

more enlightened private opinion or opinions�察�which will not be satisfied 

therewith at all�察�a few men of genius�察�a few children of light�察�it may be a 

few persecuted�察�and a few martyrs for new truths�察�who will wish the world 

not to rest and be thankful�察�but to be discontented with itself�察�ashamed of 

itself�察�striving and toiling upward�察�without present hope of gain�察�till it has 

reached that unknown goal which Bacon saw afar off�察�and like all other 

heroes�察�died in faith�察�not having received the promises�察�but seeking still a 

polity which has foundations�察�whose builder and maker is God。 

     These   will   be   the   men   of   science�察 �whether   physical   or spiritual。   Not 

merely the men who utilise and apply that which is known ��useful as they 

plainly    are���察  �but   the  men    who    themselves      discover    that   which    was 

unknown�察�and are generally deemed useless�察�if not hurtful�察�to their race。 

They will keep the sacred lamp burning unobserved in quiet studies�察�while 

all the world is gazing only  at the gaslights   flaring in the   street。             They 

will pass that lamp on from hand to hand�察�modestly�察�almost stealthily�察�till 

the day comes round again�察�when the obscure student shall be discovered 

once more to be�察�as he has always been�察�the strongest man on earth。                     For 

they follow a mistress whose footsteps may often slip�察�yet never fall�察�for 

she walks forward on the eternal facts of Nature�察�which are the acted will 

of God。     A giantess she is�察�young indeed�察�but humble as yet�此�cautious and 

modest beyond her years。           She is accused of trying to scale Olympus�察�by 



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some who fancy that they have already scaled it themselves�察�and will�察�of 

course�察�brook no rival in their fancied monopoly of wisdom。 

     The    accusation�察   �I  believe�察  �is  unjust。   And     yet  science    may    scale 

Olympus after all。        Without intending it�察�almost without knowing it�察�she 

may   find   herself   hereafter   upon   a   summit   of   which   she   never   dreamed�察�

surveying the universe of God in the light of Him who made it and her�察�

and remakes them both for ever and ever。              On that summit she may stand 

hereafter�察�if only she goes on�察�as she goes now�察�in humility and in patience�察�

doing the duty which lies nearest her�察�lured along the upward road�察�not by 

ambition�察�vanity�察�or greed�察�but by reverent curiosity for every new pebble�察�

and flower�察�and child�察�and savage�察�around her feet。 



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