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Men who have sacrifice their well-being, and even their lives, for the cause of truth or the public good, are, from an empirical point of view – which scorn (“fait fi”, Fr.) virtue and altruism – regarded as insane or fools; but, from a moral standpoint, they are heros who do honour (“qui honorent”, Fr.) humanity.

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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
The concept of absolute, hence (or whence) springs, in the moral field, the moral laws or norms, represent, in the field of knowledge.
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Absolute Concept Law Mind Moral Norm Repre Spring
For if we do not take it upon ourselves to remedy in time to the moral colapse (or bankruptcy) that already threaten, the whole civilisation will risks to disappear.
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Civilization Consciousness Disappear Higher Improvement Leading Ourselves Risk Threaten Time
It depends on ourselves to be to each others, either a blessing or a torment.
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Blessing Depend Each Other Ourselves Torment
As the antagonism between those who possess, and those who do not, is becoming more acute day after day.
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Acute Antagonism Becoming Day Moment Posses Way
The realization of justice is, in the actual state of things, a matter of life or death for society and for civilisation itself.
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Actual Country Justice Matter Realization State Thing
When under the influence of certain (or some) reasons (or causes) (alcohol, war, etc – added Spir here) the low instincts are unbridled (or unrestrained).
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Add Alcohol Certain Influence Man Under War
A good man (“un homme de bien”, Fr.) never wholly perishes, the best part of his being outlives (or survives) in eternity.
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Eternity Good Man Outlives Perishes Wholly
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
An intelligent eveil-doer, having benefited from a higher education, represent a more saddening phenomenon (“phénomène”, Fr.) than an unfortune illiterate fellow having commited an offence.
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Benefited Committed Education Illiterate Intelligent Offence Phenomenon Represent Saddening
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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Available Country Crush Real Resources War
Besides the progress of industry and technique, we see a growing discontent among the masses; we see, besides the expansion (“expansion,”, Fr.) of instruction, distrust and hatred expanding among nations (“s’étendre la méfiance et la haine entre,” Fr.).
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Army Disconnect Growing Hatred Industry Masses Progress Technique
The first principle from which stems the moral of about all people at all time; it is summarized in this precept: Love thy neighbour as thyself, and: do as you would be done by.
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First Moral People Principle Stem Summarized Time
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
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
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.
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Acuteness Antagonism Iniquitous Lose Nationalities Neither Preparation Son War

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