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The divine element manifests itself (or show up) in man as well by his aptitude for science, than by his aptitude for virtue.

Afrikan Spir

Apart from selfish reasons, such as fear of punishments, fear of blame, of dishonour, etc, there remains only two motives that can stop (or prevent, “empâecher”, Fr.) men from acting badly.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Blame Compassion Fear Man Punishment Reason Selfish
We experience boredom, which is nothing elses than the feeling of unease that take hold of us when our spirit is not absorbed by the mirages of life.
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Boredom Else Experience Feeling Life Mirage Nothing Spirit Unease
It depends on ourselves to be to each others, either a blessing or a torment.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Blessing Depend Each Other Ourselves Torment
Likewise that it must be all the same to them that these adhere to such or such religion, so long as a full (or complete) liberty is equally garantee for everyone.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Adhere Complete Everyone Guarantee Likewise Long Religion Same
In life we only try to produce, to win, and enjoy the more we can; in science, to discoverand invent the more we can; in religion, to dominate (or rule over) on the greatest number of people we can; whereas the forming of the character.
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Character Discovered Enjoy Heart Invent More Produce Science Winning
Moral improvement (or perfecting) require an evolution leading to a higher consciousness, which is the true torch of life; it is what we have failed too much to appreciate, and that which would be fatal to fail to appreciate any longer (“pluslongtemps”, Fr.).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Appreciate Consciousness Evolution Higher Improvement Leading Life Moral Much Risk Too
For if we do not take it upon ourselves to remedy in time to the moral colapse (or bankruptcy) that already threaten, the whole civilisation will risks to disappear.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Civilization Consciousness Disappear Higher Improvement Leading Ourselves Risk Threaten Time
It is not on the ruin of liberty that we may (in the future… – “pourra”, Fr.) build justice.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Build Future Justice Liberty May
It is only on these principles that we will be able to establish (“pourront être édifiées”, Fr.) the real basis of morality.
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Able Basis Establish Morality Principle Real
They even came to raise the methods of slaughter to the rank of “science”… We would not (On ne saurait”, Fr.) imagine a more extraordinary moral blindness!
AFRIKAN SPIR

Blindness Came Extraordinary Method Moral Ran Rise Science Slaughter.
Whoever has recognized the vainglory of individuality will not attach any store (“n’attachera aucun prix à”, Fr.) to fame.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Attach Fame Individuality Recognised Store Stores Vainglory
In this world everything that is won to the ideal, is an eternal (or imperishable, – “impérissable”, Fr.) good.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Country Eternal Ideal Imperishable Won World
The concept of absolute, hence (or whence) springs, in the moral field, the moral laws or norms, represent, in the field of knowledge.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Absolute Concept Law Mind Moral Norm Repre Spring
The divine element manifests itself (or show up) in man as well by his aptitude for science, than by his aptitude for virtue.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Aptitude Art Divine Element Manifest Philosophy Religious Science Well
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.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Basic Equal Justice Notion Principle Right
System that maintain among nations a a perpetual distrust and tension, impose on them (or force or compel, “leur impose”, Fr.) formidable armies and crushing war budgets.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Budget Crushing Impose Mainly Maintain Perpetual System Tension

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