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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

A swindler (or crook) of higher condition is more blameworthy than a vulgar scoundrel.
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Blameworthy Condition Crook Higher Swindler Vulgar
There is only one thing in the world that is really valuable, it is to do good.
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Good One Only Thing Valuable World
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
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
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.
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Contradiction Different Field Fighting Religion Science
The undertakings enter unto (“les engagements contractés”, Fr.), nothing assure that we will not break them, possibly (“éventuellement”, Fr.) in another.
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Assure Break Enter Nothing Possibility Undertaking Upto
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).
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Agreement Engagement Infringing Order Person Right Single Upon
Possessions of this world have not been for the exclusive use by such or such category of individuals.
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Category Exclusive Individual Such Use World
Experience shows that what great role pratice and experience play in education; pratice, the prolonged exercice lead to habit: exemple suggests imitation.
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Experience Great May Play Polite Practice Progress Role Show
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
We can, following the exemple of Kant, consider the moral development and improvement of men, as the supreme goal of human evolution.
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Consider Development Example Goal Implement Man Moral
The moral improvement demands an evolution leading to a higher consciousness.
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Consciousness Demand Evolution Improvement Leading Moral
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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Antagonism Community Feeling Order Party Rest Solidarity Sorry
Short-sighted (à courte vue”, Fr.) interests, which, when all is said and done, are also prejudicial (or detrimental, or harmful) to those very same that pursue them?
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Done Harmful Law Outward Physical Prejudicial Pursue Thank Them
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.
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Consider Countryman Cross Feeling Relationship Sensation Stranger
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.
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Crime Demand Equality Interest More Much Understood Work

The distinction between right and wrong (“la distinction du bien et du mal”, Fr.), is nothing else than their unyielding (or implacable) opposition.

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