When the people have freed themselves, they will see for themselves what is best.

Enough, quite enough of what they do not want at all has been knocked into their heads.

Let there be an end of this! Let them contrive for themselves.

Maybe they will want to reject everything, all life, and all knowledge; maybe they will see that everything is arranged against them.

You just deliver all the books into their hands, and they will find an answer for themselves, depend upon it! Only let them remember that the tighter the collar round the horse's neck, the worse the work." But when Pavel was alone with Rybin they at once began an endless but always calm disputation, to which the mother listened anxiously, following their words in silence, and endeavoring to understand.
Sometimes it seemed to her as if the broad-shouldered, black-bearded peasant and her well-built, sturdy son had both gone blind.