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It is only on these principles that we will be able to establish (“pourront être édifiées”, Fr.) the real basis of morality.

Afrikan Spir

There are some who esteem that it is a naivety to believe that a moral regeneration may be possible (“soit possible”, Fr.); now, if this was not the case, it would not be worth the trouble that humanity continue to vegetate without aim.
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Believe Esteem Humanity May Moral Possible Regeneration
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
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
We can, following the exemple of Kant, consider the moral development and improvement of men, as the supreme goal of human evolution.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Consider Development Example Goal Implement Man Moral
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
(“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.”)
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Concept Constitute Dans Domaine Moral Morales Normes Principle
It depends on ourselves to be to each others, either a blessing or a torment.
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Blessing Depend Each Other Ourselves Torment
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
It is in the company of men pursuing a same ideal that the still weavering (or unsteady) soul can set oneself (“se fixer”, Fr) and stick to (or attach to) everything that is noble and generous.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Attach Company Everything Generous Ideal Men Noble Pursing Same Soul Weaving
What is the use for a man to have at his disposal a large field of action, if within himself he remains confine to the narrow limits of his individuality.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Action Disposal Field Individuality Large Man Use
It is only on these principles that we will be able to establish (“pourront être édifiées”, Fr.) the real basis of morality.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Able Basis Establish Morality Principle Real
The realization of justice is, in the actual state of things, a matter of life or death for society and for civilisation itself.
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Actual Country Justice Matter Realization State Thing
Religion is not simply a theory, it is a higher life, of which morality is an integral part – a life devoted to the worship of the good and the true, for God, the absolute, is the supreme source of all perfection”
AFRIKAN SPIR

Car Devoted Higher Integral Life Morality Part Perfection Simply Theory
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.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Mean Men Perishable Petty Self Worship
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.
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According Ancient Common Man People Practice Rising Shape Up
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

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