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Afrikan Spir

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
(“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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Integrante Partie Pas Religion Smple Superieure Theorie Vouee
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
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
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
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
Apart from selfish reasons, such as fear of punishments, fear of blame, of dishonour, etc, there remains only two motives that can stop (or prevent, “empâecher”, Fr.) men from acting badly.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Blame Compassion Fear Man Punishment Reason Selfish
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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Between Data Distinction Nothing Principle Real Right
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.
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Art Away Development Intellectual Man Rather War
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
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
Up to here, in general, we have mainly stuffed the brain of the young people with a indigestible multitude of varios notions, without thinking about enough of the prime necessity to form their character.
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Brain Character General Indigestible Multi People Stuffed Thinking
The military predominace of Sparte. This example proves that man can everything on themselves when they want it (“peuvent tout sur eux-mêmes quand ils le veulent”, Fr.); therefore it would only be a question of making them will the good.
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Example Military Predominance Sparte Themselves Therefore
If we do turn (direct, aim, – “dirige”, Fr.) life in time the social life in new directions (or ways, – “dans des voies nouvelles”, Fr.)
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Direction Life m Life New Nouvelies Social Turn Voies
There is a radical dualism between the empirical nature of man and its moral nature.
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Empirical Man Moral Nature Radical
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

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