Subjects

Extracts from Literature

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Career Change

An unemployed French labourer was amazed when a friend suggested becoming a French master to refined English ladies.

212

Master and Slave

A runaway slave is recaptured, and charged with ingratitude by the master who has taken such pains to afford him economic security.

213

‘What Shall I Do?’

John Bunyan’s ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’ opens with Christian wondering how to convince his wife that their town and their family are in immediate danger.

214

Free to Grow

Edmond Holmes, a former inspector of schools, reported back to the Board of Education on a pioneering system being developed in Italy.

215

Lilies of the Field

Norman Leys complained that policymakers in Africa were interested more in training loyal and industrious workers than in nurturing free peoples.

216

The Source of Civilisation

Diplomat William Eton warns his fellow Englishmen that shutting down debate does not make for a more united society.