Of disinterested grounds for the common run of academic policy there seem to be only these two lines to choose between:—either a short-sighted and headlong conformity to the vulgar prejudice that does not look beyond "practical" training and competitive expansion, coupled with a boyish craving for popular display; or a strategic compromise with the elders of the Philistines, a futile doing of evil in the hope that some good may come of it. 去书内

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    Note: The vivid dichotomy and “elders of the Philistines” metaphor critique the bleak choices universities face under commercial pressures, highlighting the tension between intellectual integrity and market-driven demands. It underscores how academic policy is trapped between superficial conformity and fruitless compromise.

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