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The distinction between right and wrong (“la distinction du bien et du mal”, Fr.), is nothing else than their unyielding (or implacable) opposition.

Afrikan Spir

In their country, two fellow coutrymen whose paths berely cross (or see each only only briefly) with inferrence, would effusively rush themselves up (or throw themselves) into each other arms if they would happen to meet in a desert, among Cannibles.
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Arm Briefly Cannibal Country Cross Desert Fellow Inference Meet Path
Whether we had a (good) moral intuition more developed, we would be as much morally disgusted by the rapacity of those who try to benefit from, and monopolize (or secure or corner).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Developed Disgusted Good Intuition Moral Smell Trying
(“Le concept de l’absolu, d’où découlent, dans le domaine moral, les lois ou normes morales, constitue, le principe d’identité, qui est la loi fondamentale de la pensée; il en découle les normes logiques qui régissent la pensée dans le domaine de la science.”)
AFRIKAN SPIR

Concept Constitute Dans Domaine Moral Morales Normes Principle
The first principle from which stems the moral of about all people at all time; it is summarized in this precept: Love thy neighbour as thyself, and: do as you would be done by.
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First Moral People Principle Stem Summarized Time
Only a moral education based on free inner discipline can bring to bear a salutary action and lead to a true morality.
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Action Bear Discipline Education Inner Lead Morality Salutary
See that unfortunate soldier who is falling hurt to death (“tombe blessé à…”, Fr.) on the battlefield; he learns that his folks have vanquished and dies happy.
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Battlefield Death Fall Falling Hurt Moral People Soldier Unfortunate
It is not on the ruin of liberty that we may (in the future… – “pourra”, Fr.) build justice.
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Build Future Justice Liberty May
Possessions of this world have not been for the exclusive use by such or such category of individuals.
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Category Exclusive Individual Such Use World
The moral improvement demands an evolution leading to a higher consciousness.
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Consciousness Demand Evolution Improvement Leading Moral
We can, following the exemple of Kant, consider the moral development and improvement of men, as the supreme goal of human evolution.
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Consider Development Example Goal Implement Man Moral
The brute appears (or come forward, “apparait”, Fr.) and rule over (or dominate), stifling every (“toute”, Fr.) noble, generous impulse; it is then the ruin (or downfall or decline) of any humanity in man.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Apparait Appear Brute Come Forward Generous Humanity Stifling
Arbitrariness and true liberty are as distinct from each other that the empirical nature is distinct from the higher nature of man.
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Arbitrariness Distinct Each Empirical Higher Liberty Man Nature Other
Experience shows that what great role pratice and experience play in education; pratice, the prolonged exercice lead to habit: exemple suggests imitation.
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Experience Great May Play Polite Practice Progress Role Show
To sacrifice the moral to the physical, as is done in these days, is to sacrifice reality for a shadow.
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Moral Physical Reality Sacrifice Shadow
Having no consideration (regardless or irrespective of) for others (“autrui”, Fr.), than we physically are by a sickening (or nauseating) smell.
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Consideration Irrespective Physically Regardless Sickening Smell
The basic notion of justice, is that the rights of everybody are equals, in principle. In the rights of others, we have to respect our own rights. It is only in that condition that we can reasonnably require that it be respected by others.
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Basic Equal Justice Notion Principle Right

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