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When under the influence of certain (or some) reasons (or causes) (alcohol, war, etc – added Spir here) the low instincts are unbridled (or unrestrained).

Afrikan Spir

The more gifted by nature is a man, the more is deplorable the abuse that he does by using them to shameful ends.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Abuse Deplorable Gifted Intelligent Man More Nature
(“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
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
The well understood equity as well as interest of society demand that we work on much more to prevent crime and offenses than to punish them.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Crime Demand Equality Interest More Much Understood Work
The more his character, by rising above material contingencies, widen, become free and independent.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Above Become Character Contingencies Free Independent Material More Rising Widen
To sacrifice the moral to the physical, as is done in these days, is to sacrifice reality for a shadow.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Moral Physical Reality Sacrifice Shadow
In which (or where) everyone is mainly (or mostly) trying to assert oneself in front of others (“devant les autres”, Fr.), to appear, and hoping to find in society (“mondaine”, Fr.) relationships some advantages for his interest and vanity (or vainglory or conceit”, Fr).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Advantage Appear Front Hoping Mainly Mostly Oneself Some
Experience shows that what great role pratice and experience play in education; pratice, the prolonged exercice lead to habit: exemple suggests imitation.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Experience Great May Play Polite Practice Progress Role Show
Deep down, everything boils down (“au fond tout se ramène”, Fr.) to the following simple question; Do we really want justice and the realization in this world of higher principles, or else do we want to serve selfish.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Deep Down Everything Following Justice Question Selfish Simple
There is a radical dualism between the empirical nature of man and its moral nature.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Empirical Man Moral Nature Radical
The refinement of the consciousness and of the heart, are considered incidental (or subordinate) things.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Considered Heart Incidental Mountain Refinement Spider Subordinate Thing Top
The most sacred duty, the supreme and urgent work, is to deliver humanity from the malediction of Cain – fratricidal war.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Cain Deliver Humanity Malediction Sacred Supreme Urgent War Work
What we take for vainglory, ambition, love of power and riches (or wealth), is often, indeed, a need to mask this emptiness, a need to let one’s hair down (or to live it up), to put oneself on a false scent or trail. (de se donner le change”, Fr.)
AFRIKAN SPIR

Ambition Emptiness Indeed Love Mask Need Power Riches Take Vainglory Wealth
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.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Available Country Crush Real Resources War
The only one thing which is really valuable, it is to do good.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Do Good Only Really Thing Valuable
Nothing is more stimulating and more salutary to (or for) the inner (or inward) development than the exemple of men devoted to the good.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Development Inner Man Salutary Soul Sticks Stimulating

When under the influence of certain (or some) reasons (or causes) (alcohol, war, etc – added Spir here) the low instincts are unbridled (or unrestrained).

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When under the influence of certain (or some) reasons (or causes) (alcohol, war, etc – added Spir here) the low instincts are unbridled (or unrestrained).

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