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It is not on the ruin of liberty that we may (in the future… – “pourra”, Fr.) build justice.

Afrikan Spir

There is only one thing in the world that is really valuable, it is to do good.
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Good One Only Thing Valuable World
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
It is not on the ruin of liberty that we may (in the future… – “pourra”, Fr.) build justice.
AFRIKAN SPIR

Build Future Justice Liberty May
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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Being Cause Hero Man Public Sacrifice Truth Well
The moral improvement demands an evolution leading to a higher consciousness.
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Consciousness Demand Evolution Improvement Leading Moral
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.
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Budget Crushing Impose Mainly Maintain Perpetual System Tension
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
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.)
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Ambition Emptiness Indeed Love Mask Need Power Riches Take Vainglory Wealth
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
The supreme blossoming of character lies (or reside) in renounciation (or renuncement) and abnegation of self (“abnégation de soi”, Fr.)
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Character Lying Renouncement Renunciation Self Supreme
In this world everything that is won to the ideal, is an eternal (or imperishable, – “impérissable”, Fr.) good.
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Country Eternal Ideal Imperishable Won World
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
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
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
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
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

It is not on the ruin of liberty that we may (in the future… – “pourra”, Fr.) build justice.

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