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The most sacred duty, the supreme and urgent work, is to deliver humanity from the malediction of Cain – fratricidal war.

Afrikan Spir

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
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
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
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

Between Data Distinction Nothing Principle Real Right
The divine element manifests itself (or show up) in man as well by his aptitude for science, than by his aptitude for virtue.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Aptitude Art Divine Element Manifest Philosophy Religious Science Well
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
Nothing is more stimulating and more salutary to (or for) the inner (or inward) development than the exemple of men devoted to the good.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Development Inner Man Salutary Soul Sticks Stimulating
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
There is a radical dualism between the empirical nature of man and its moral nature.
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Empirical Man Moral Nature Radical
Likewise that it must be all the same to them that these adhere to such or such religion, so long as a full (or complete) liberty is equally garantee for everyone.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Adhere Complete Everyone Guarantee Likewise Long Religion Same
The antagonism between nationalities will lose all its acuteness on the day when neither the iniquitous tendency to oppression and domination, nor the perpetual danger of the threatening preparations for war will exist.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Acuteness Antagonism Iniquitous Lose Nationalities Neither Preparation Son War
When under the influence of certain (or some) reasons (or causes) (alcohol, war, etc – added Spir here) the low instincts are unbridled (or unrestrained).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Add Alcohol Certain Influence Man Under War
The more gifted by nature is a man, the more is deplorable the abuse that he does by using them to shameful ends.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Abuse Deplorable Gifted Intelligent Man More Nature
The only one thing which is really valuable, it is to do good.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Do Good Only Really Thing Valuable
Place (or put) a spider on top of a mountain, it will only try to catch flies; alas, they are many those who, in the figurative meaning, have spider’s eyes.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Alas Catch Eye Flies Many Mountain Spider Those Top Trying
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.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Association Commiseration Compassion Education Fellow Idea Man Natural Sense Sympathy

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