Education is a dangerous matter to deal with; England is beginning to find this out for herself.
For on the heels of education socialism ever treads.

When at last education makes a foothold in Russia, that foothold will be on the very step of the autocratic throne.

The Charity League had, as Steinmetz put it, the primary object of preparing the peasant for education, and thereafter placing education within his reach.

Such proceedings were naturally held by those in high places to be only second to Nihilism.
All this, and more which shall transpire in the course of this narration, was known to Paul.

In face of the fact that his name was prominently before the Russian Ministry of the Interior, he proceeded all through the winter to ship road-making tools, agricultural implements, seeds, and food.
"The prince," said Steinmetz to those who were interested in the matter, "is mad.