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Having no consideration (regardless or irrespective of) for others (“autrui”, Fr.), than we physically are by a sickening (or nauseating) smell.

Afrikan Spir

Moral improvement (or perfecting) require an evolution leading to a higher consciousness, which is the true torch of life; it is what we have failed too much to appreciate, and that which would be fatal to fail to appreciate any longer (“pluslongtemps”, Fr.).
AFRIKAN SPIR

Appreciate Consciousness Evolution Higher Improvement Leading Life Moral Much Risk Too
Deep down, everything boils down (“au fond tout se ramène”, Fr.) to the following simple question; Do we really want justice and the realization in this world of higher principles, or else do we want to serve selfish.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Deep Down Everything Following Justice Question Selfish Simple
The basic notion of justice, is that the rights of everybody are equals, in principle. In the rights of others, we have to respect our own rights. It is only in that condition that we can reasonnably require that it be respected by others.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Basic Equal Justice Notion Principle Right
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
The more his character, by rising above material contingencies, widen, become free and independent.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Above Become Character Contingencies Free Independent Material More Rising Widen
There is a radical dualism between the empirical nature of man and its moral nature.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Empirical Man Moral Nature Radical
True morality, true philosophy and true art are in their essence (“dans leur essence”, Fr.) religious.”
AFRIKAN SPIR

Art Essence Morality Philosophy Religious True
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.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Budget Crushing Impose Mainly Maintain Perpetual System Tension
It is only on these principles that we will be able to establish (“pourront être édifiées”, Fr.) the real basis of morality.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Able Basis Establish Morality Principle Real
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.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Become Habit Heighten Nature Obstacle Progress Second Unfortunate
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
In the actual state of social relationships, the forms (“formes”, Fr.) of politeness are necessary as a subsitute to benevolence.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Actual Form Necessary Politeness Social State
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.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Crime Demand Equality Interest More Much Understood Work
To sacrifice the moral to the physical, as is done in these days, is to sacrifice reality for a shadow.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Moral Physical Reality Sacrifice Shadow
A good man (“un homme de bien”, Fr.) never wholly perishes, the best part of his being outlives (or survives) in eternity.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Eternity Good Man Outlives Perishes Wholly
Only a moral education based on free inner discipline can bring to bear a salutary action and lead to a true morality.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Action Bear Discipline Education Inner Lead Morality Salutary

Having no consideration (regardless or irrespective of) for others (“autrui”, Fr.), than we physically are by a sickening (or nauseating) smell.

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