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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.

Afrikan Spir

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
Nothing is more stimulating and more salutary to (or for) the inner (or inward) development than the exemple of men devoted to the good.
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Development Inner Man Salutary Soul Sticks Stimulating
The divine element manifests itself (or show up) in man as well by his aptitude for science, than by his aptitude for virtue.
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Aptitude Art Divine Element Manifest Philosophy Religious Science Well
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
A man, engaged in his simple reflections in everyday life, will comprehend neither the possibility, nor the benefits of self-sacrifice, but, when given (“qu’on lui donne”, Fr.) a great cause to defend, and he will find only natural to sacrifice oneself for it.
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Comprehend Engaged Everyday Men Neither Possibility Reflect Reflection Sacrifice
In their country, two fellow coutrymen whose paths berely cross (or see each only only briefly) with inferrence, would effusively rush themselves up (or throw themselves) into each other arms if they would happen to meet in a desert, among Cannibles.
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Arm Briefly Cannibal Country Cross Desert Fellow Inference Meet Path
(“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
Only a moral education based on free inner discipline can bring to bear a salutary action and lead to a true morality.
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Action Bear Discipline Education Inner Lead Morality Salutary
Outward, thanks to the knowledge of physical laws, man could subdue (or subjugate…) nature, but inwardly, he remained a slave to it.
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Done Knowledge Law Man Outward Physical Subdue Thank
If pity was always equally alive and acting in all individuals and in all circumstances, we could do away with moral. Unfortunately, it is not compassion, but rather it’s contrary, selfishness, that act most strongly in us.
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Acting Away Circumstance Compassion Selfishness
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).
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Advantage Appear Front Hoping Mainly Mostly Oneself Some
There is a radical dualism between the empirical nature of man and its moral nature.
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Empirical Man Moral Nature Radical
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
Habit can become a second nature, but, wrongly directed (or guided), it may also heighten (or intensify) unfortunate tendencies and be an obstacle to progress.
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Become Habit Heighten Nature Obstacle Progress Second Unfortunate
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
Nothing that rest on some contradictory basis shall succeed or last in the long run (“ne saurait réussir ou durer, à la longue”, Fr.); all that involve (or imply…) a contradiction is fatally destined, early or late, to disintegrate and disappear.
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Long Nothing Rest Run Running Shall Some Succeed

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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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