I remember this quote as part of justification of education, as in that most poor labor can dumb the mind so there is a case for government educate the people.

I remember this quote as part of justification of education, as in that most poor labor can dumb the mind so there is a case for government educate the people. I also found his entire take on education fantastic, including accusing Cambridge (or oxford?) that "they have even dropped their pretenses of teaching".