When I read this quote I was reminded of the justification the Spanish used in the colonization of South America. People have been using the justification that formal education leads to a proper society. However, I do not believe that this is true. Many people go without formal college education, or any at all formal education at all, but are able to contribute to society.

I found this part interesting because by comparison at UVA today, first years do not have an option to buy a meal plan at UVA. In fact, we are required to purchase one of most expensive packages. Another difference we have currently today is first years are required to live on grounds, whereas at least in this time period that was a choice of the student. A question that I have about this situation is why were these policies changed?

It's ironic that a goal for the students was to improve their "morals" but the honor system wasn't established at UVA until 1842 because a student killed a professor. Improving their morals by reading obviously wasn't effective.

It's interesting to note that Political economy is a major whereas many universities offer economy separate from politics today. This shows how the government and economy believed that politics and economy worked together rather than separately in that time period.