The most sacred duty, the supreme and urgent work, is to deliver humanity from the malediction of Cain – fratricidal war.
AFRIKAN SPIRSee that unfortunate soldier who is falling hurt to death (“tombe blessé à…”, Fr.) on the battlefield; he learns that his folks have vanquished and dies happy.
More Afrikan Spir Quotes
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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.
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The moral improvement demands an evolution leading to a higher consciousness.
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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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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.
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Moral was a principle of inner life, whereas in our days, most of the time one is content to adhere to an official moral, that we recognize in theory, but that one does not care to put into practice.
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As the antagonism between those who possess, and those who do not, is becoming more acute day after day.
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The refinement of the consciousness and of the heart, are considered incidental (or subordinate) things.
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The only one thing which is really valuable, it is to do good.
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It is not on the ruin of liberty that we may (in the future… – “pourra”, Fr.) build justice.
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A swindler (or crook) of higher condition is more blameworthy than a vulgar scoundrel.
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System that maintain among nations a a perpetual distrust and tension, impose on them (or force or compel, “leur impose”, Fr.) formidable armies and crushing war budgets.
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(“La religion n’et pas une smple théorie, elle est une vie supérieure, dont la moralité fait partie intégrante – une vie vouée au culte du bien et du vrai, car Dieu, l’absolu est la source de toute perfection”, Fr.)
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The natural sense of commiseration (or “sympathy”, – “commisération”, Fr.) for one’s fellow men – compassion, and the influence of education, by association of ideas (“par l’association d’idées”, Fr.) – habit.
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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.
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The fact that men have a same origin and live in the same universe means that they are representatives of a same unity.
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