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The feeling (“sens”, Fr.) of solidarity that is born amidst a community rest on the feeling of antagonism arouse (aroused ? arose ?… sorry, – “suscité”, Fr.) by those who are opposed to it.

Afrikan Spir

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
If the present civilisation does not acquire some stable moral fondations (“bases morales stables”, Fr.), its existence will hardly be more assured than that of the civilisations that have preceeded it, and which have fallen (or collapse, or failed).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Acquire Civilisation Doe Existence Foundation Moral More Stable
Only a moral education based on free inner discipline can bring to bear a salutary action and lead to a true morality.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Action Bear Discipline Education Inner Lead Morality Salutary
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
The feeling (“sens”, Fr.) of solidarity that is born amidst a community rest on the feeling of antagonism arouse (aroused ? arose ?… sorry, – “suscité”, Fr.) by those who are opposed to it.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Antagonism Community Feeling Order Party Rest Solidarity Sorry
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
The realization of justice is, in the actual state of things, a matter of life or death for society and for civilisation itself.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Actual Country Justice Matter Realization State Thing
The intellectual development of man, far from having get men away from war, has, rather, on the contrary, bring them to a refinment always more perfected in the art of killing.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Art Away Development Intellectual Man Rather War
Infringing upon (or encroaching) the right of a single person, we overthrow (or turn upside down) the whole order on which rest legal agreements; for if we break (or transgress or violate).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Agreement Engagement Infringing Order Person Right Single Upon
Having no consideration (regardless or irrespective of) for others (“autrui”, Fr.), than we physically are by a sickening (or nauseating) smell.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Consideration Irrespective Physically Regardless Sickening Smell
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
A good man (“un homme de bien”, Fr.) never wholly perishes, the best part of his being outlives (or survives) in eternity.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Eternity Good Man Outlives Perishes Wholly
Thus the moral consciousness is an innate and intimate revelation of the absolute, which goes beyond (or goes pass, or exceed) every empirical data (or given information).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Absolute Beyond Consciousness Data Empirical Information Innate Intimate Moral Revelation
In the actual state of social relationships, the forms (“formes”, Fr.) of politeness are necessary as a subsitute to benevolence.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Actual Form Necessary Politeness Social State
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
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.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Boredom Else Experience Feeling Life Mirage Nothing Spirit Unease

The feeling (“sens”, Fr.) of solidarity that is born amidst a community rest on the feeling of antagonism arouse (aroused ? arose ?… sorry, – “suscité”, Fr.) by those who are opposed to it.

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The feeling (“sens”, Fr.) of solidarity that is born amidst a community rest on the feeling of antagonism arouse (aroused ? arose ?… sorry, – “suscité”, Fr.) by those who are opposed to it.

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