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A good man (“un homme de bien”, Fr.) never wholly perishes, the best part of his being outlives (or survives) in eternity.

Afrikan Spir

True morality, true philosophy and true art are in their essence (“dans leur essence”, Fr.) religious.”
AFRIKAN SPIR

Art Essence Morality Philosophy Religious True
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.
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Apparait Appear Brute Come Forward Generous Humanity Stifling
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
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
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.
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
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
There are (or is) indeed no contradiction between science and religion, the fields of which are different, and which, far from mutually fighting and persecute, must, on the contrary, complete each other.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Contradiction Different Field Fighting Religion Science
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
If we do turn (direct, aim, – “dirige”, Fr.) life in time the social life in new directions (or ways, – “dans des voies nouvelles”, Fr.)
AFRIKAN SPIR

Direction Life m Life New Nouvelies Social Turn Voies
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 principle of identity, which is the fundamental law of the thought; norms of logic springs from it, that govern the thought (or mind) in the field of science.”
AFRIKAN SPIR

Field Fundamental Identity Logic Norm Principle Science Spring Thought
Deep down, they are also related (or connected) among them; that they consider (or not) themselves as strangers, this just depends on the feeling (or sensation) that dictate their relationships.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Consider Countryman Cross Feeling Relationship Sensation Stranger
In ancient times, any man rising up above the common people tried to shape his life according to his principles; it is no longer like than now; it is (because) for the ancients.
AFRIKAN SPIR

According Ancient Common Man People Practice Rising Shape Up
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

A good man (“un homme de bien”, Fr.) never wholly perishes, the best part of his being outlives (or survives) in eternity.

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