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The only one thing which is really valuable, it is to do good.

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The antagonism between nationalities will lose all its acuteness on the day when neither the iniquitous tendency to oppression and domination, nor the perpetual danger of the threatening preparations for war will exist.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Acuteness Antagonism Iniquitous Lose Nationalities Neither Preparation Son War
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.
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Budget Crushing Impose Mainly Maintain Perpetual System Tension
As long as men will not be freed from their errors and delusions, humanity will not be able to go towards (“marcher vers”, Fr.) the accomplishment of its true destinies.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Able Delusion Destiny Error Freed Humanity Long Man Toward
Men spend their life down here in the worship of petty (or mean) interests and the search of perishable things, and with that (“et avec cela”, Fr.) they pretend to perpetuate for all eternity their self (“moi”, Fr.) so hardly worthy (“digne”, Fr.) of it.
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Mean Men Perishable Petty Self Worship
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
If pity was always equally alive and acting in all individuals and in all circumstances, we could do away with moral. Unfortunately, it is not compassion, but rather it’s contrary, selfishness, that act most strongly in us.
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Acting Away Circumstance Compassion Selfishness
As the antagonism between those who possess, and those who do not, is becoming more acute day after day.
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Acute Antagonism Becoming Day Moment Posses Way
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

Between Data Distinction Nothing Principle Real Right
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
True morality, true philosophy and true art are in their essence (“dans leur essence”, Fr.) religious.”
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Art Essence Morality Philosophy Religious True
The refinement of the consciousness and of the heart, are considered incidental (or subordinate) things.
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Considered Heart Incidental Mountain Refinement Spider Subordinate Thing Top
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
The more his character, by rising above material contingencies, widen, become free and independent.
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Above Become Character Contingencies Free Independent Material More Rising Widen
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.).
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Appreciate Consciousness Evolution Higher Improvement Leading Life Moral Much Risk Too
So many forces and resources would become available if States, aware (or conscious) of their true (or real) mission, would want to get on (or agree) to abolish every politics aiming at (“visant à”, Fr.) expansion or hegemony.
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Available Country Crush Real Resources War
Nothing is more stimulating and more salutary to (or for) the inner (or inward) development than the exemple of men devoted to the good.
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Development Inner Man Salutary Soul Sticks Stimulating

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