This idea is expressed in Arnold's quotation of Edmund Burke taken from Thoughts on French Affairs: If a great change is to be made in human affairs, the minds of men will be fitted to it; the general opinions and feelings will draw that way. ... They reproached that "free play of the mind on all subjects, for it's own sake" (2110), that Arnold found so important to the epoch of creativity. ... This is a collection of literature which is generally judged as the best in the world, and would follow Arnold's idea that having read the best is important in the creating the best. ...

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