Possessions of this world have not been for the exclusive use by such or such category of individuals.
African SpirApart from selfish reasons, such as fear of punishments, fear of blame, of dishonour, etc, there remains only two motives that can stop (or prevent, "empรขecher", Fr.) men from acting badly; the natural sense of commiseration (or "sympathy", - "commisรฉration", Fr.) for one's fellow men - compassion, and the influence of education, by association of ideas ("par l'association d'idรฉes", Fr.) - habit.
African SpirMan is in pursuit of two goals: he is looking for happinesse and, being by essence empty ("รฉtant vide par essence", Fr.), he is trying to fill (or take up, - "remplir", Fr.) his life; the latter reason play a more considerable role than we ordinarily think. 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.)
African SpirSo 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 ร ", Fr.) expansion or hegemony; 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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