,MORAL ,$UCATION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PI]RE-,JOSEPH ,PR\DHON ,TRANSLATOR 3 ,%AWN ,P4 ,WILBUR ,TEXT 3 ,PHOTO BY ,DOM9IC ,RIV>D1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,D ,LIC5SE .<,UNDAT$ FRAGM5T FROM ,MS4 #b#i#g#a1 ,VILLE DE ,BESANCON.> ,I ALWAYS SEE ! FA!RS ( FAMILIES1 SUFFICI5TLY 5LID+ ! VALUE ( RELIGI\S FABLES1 WORRY NONE!LESS AB\T ! ,$UCATION TO GIVE !IR *ILDR51 & ASK ON :AT ! MORAL PR9CIPLES ?AT !Y WILL BE TAUATE !M1 &1 = !M1 TO DE/ROY ! LATT] IT IS ALWAYS A MATT] ( COMPROMIS+ ! =M]4 ,I AM AN HONE/ MAN1 SAYS A FA!R1 & ,I KN[ :]E ,I /& ON ! QUE/ION ( ! CULTS4 ,I DO NOT NE$ RELIGION TO LEAD ME AS A MAN ( HONOR4 ,BUT MY *ILDR5 MU/ BE $UCAT$1 & ,I KN[ :AT ?AT CO/S4 ,IT DISGU/S ME TO PREA* SUP]/ITION TO !M4 ,WE MU/ SPEAK TO !M ( MORALS1 BUT ON :AT BASIS8444 ,VOLTAIRE WAS ( ?AT OP9ION3 HE DISMISS$ HIS S]VANTS & CLOS$ ! DOOR :5 HIS FRI5DS DEBAT$ RELIGION4 ,?AT DIFFICULTY1 H[EV] *ILDI% IT IS :5 WE EXAM9E IT UP CLOSE1 IS S]I\S1 & ,I KN[ A LOT ( PEOPLE :OM IT TORM5TS & TR\BLES4--,I HAVE BE5 MYSELF1 LIKE EV]YONE1 BR\K ( DIGNITY1 SOME?+ ?AT A/ONI%ES1 ?AT CONQU]S WILLS & PRO/RATES CONSCI5CES4 ,H[EV]1 IT IS NOT 9 ?IS WAY ?AT ?+S OCCUR4 ,! CAPITAL ]ROR H]E1 :I* COMES FROM A LACK ( OBS]VATION1 IS ?AT WE HAVE NOT /UDI$ ! M>* ( HUMAN CONSCI5CE 9 ITS ASC5T T[>DS MORAL LAW4 ,WE HAVE NOT SE5 ?AT ! MORAL LAW ONLY P5ETRATES ! S\L SL[LY1 ?AT IT REQUIRES ?AT LONG $UCATION & A SU/A9$ PRACTICE 9 ORD] = IT TO BE SATURAT$ & IMPREGNAT$ ) IT4 ,!RE >E ! F9AL REASONS = ! LONG *ILDHOOD ( MAN4 ,!RE ALSO IS F\ND ! MOTIVE ( ! LAW REG>D+ M9ORITY & MAJORITY2 ! AGE ( DISC]NM5T & IRRESPONSIBILITY4 ,! JURI/S1 )\T LOOK+ AT IT 9 ANY O!R WAY1 )\T GIV+ REASONS1 WILL FIX ! AGE ( REASON AT #a#c1 #a#d1 #a#f1 OR #ah YE>S ( AGE2 ETC4 ,:AT CAN ALL ?OSE SAY8 ,NO?+4 ,! BASIS ( MORAL $UCATION IS 9DU/RIAL $UCATION4 ,! ONE :O DOES NOT LE>N TO WORK1 :O DOES NOT WORK1 WILL NEV] BE MORAL3 NOBLE OR ?IEF1 RI* OR POOR1 9 SOCIETY1 !IR MANN]S >E )\T BASIS1 !IR FAI? )\T GU>ANTEE4 ,N[1 ! MORAL LAW IS A SECOND NATURE 9 MAN1 :I* IS 9TRODUC$ BY ! ATTRACTION ( ! JU/ICE ?AT ALL M5 DEM&1 & ( ! IDEA ACCORD+ TO :I* EA* ASPIRE4 ,I SAY TO MY LITTLE GIRL3 ,?AT ?+ IS UGLY1 & %E AB/A9S FROM IT4 ,! SAME S5TIM5T ( SELF-E/EEM1 :I* MAKES H] HATE WORN1 DIRTY CLO?+1 MAKES ODI\S TO H] C]TA9 WORDS ?AT WE HAVE TOLD H] W]E UGLY1 OR NOT V]Y PRETTY1 & ?AT %E UND]/&S CAN 9 FACT H>DLY BE SO4 ,H] MI/AKES1 H] LITTLE GRIMACES1 EV]Y?+ ?AT IS OBJECTIONABLE 9 H]1 & ?AT ONE W\LD SUPPRESS RIT444 ,!RE IS NO O!R $UCATION TO FOLL[1 NO O!R SANCTION ?AN ?AT EMBRACE ( ,CONSCI5CE4 ,TO =M A MAN1 A WOMAN1 FROM ! MORAL PO9T ( VIEW1 IS A LONG WORK1 = EV]Y DAY1 :I* DEM&S DILIG5T C>E & AN 5]GETIC WILL4 ,:AT RESI/ANCE CAN A Y\NG GIRL MAKE :O SUSPECTS ! /ORIES ( ! CATE*ISM ( LIES1 H] CONFESSOR ( A LACK ( VIRTUE1 HELL ( BE+ A FABLE1 :O D\BTS ?AT ALL ! WOM5 >E LIKE H]1 9CL9$ TO VOLUPTU\SNESS1 :O TELLS H]SELF ?AT ?+S AS !Y >E UNJU/1 ?AT VIRTUE IS TRICK]Y1 ETC48444 ,BUT IF LITTLE BY LITTLE1 9/EAD ( CRUMBL+ PR9CIPLES1 WE 9CULCATE H] ) ! TRUE TRU?1 NAMELY1 ?AT DIGNITY IS A BEAUTIFUL & PRECI\S ?+1 ?AT TO GIVE ONESELF TO A LOV]1 )\T GU>ANTEE1 IS TO 5?RALL$ H]SELF1 TO SOIL H]SELF2-?AT LOVE IS A HOLY ?+1 ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO GU>D H] HE>T1 RA!R ?AN SPREAD H] LOVE ON AN UNWOR?Y OBJECT2 ?AT ! LIB]TY ( LIFE DEP5DS ON IT2 ETC41 ETC4 ,OH6 ,!N ! RESI/ANCE WILL BE VIGOR\S4 ,EV]Y?+ IS 9 ?IS WORD PRO/ITUTION6444 = ! WOMAN4 ,= ! MAN1 EV]Y?+ IS 9 ?IS WORD3 C[>D4 ,!RE IS NOT A CRIME1 NOR MISDEMEANOR1 NOR !FT1 NOR SELFI% ACT1 ?AT DOES NOT COME AMONG M5 ?R\< C[>DICE6 ,/UPIDITY IS ITSELF ONLY A =M ( IT4 ,YES1 IT IS ON SELF-E/EEM1 ON ! EXALT$ S5TIM5T ( 9DIVIDUAL BEAUTY & DIGNITY1 NOT ON UTILITY1 ?AT MORALS MU/ BE F\ND$2 AS = RELIGI\S IDEAS1 ! FACTS PROVE !IR P[]LESSNESS MORE ?AN ABUNDANTLY4 ,ALSO ! PRIE/S HAVE AXIOMS ( DESPAIR3 MA9 >E CALL$1 BUT FEW >E *OS54 ,( #a M51 ,MR4 ,P4444 TELLS ME1 ,I HAVE H>DLY F\ND #e :O >E HONE/4 ,WE ACCUSE HUMAN P]V]SITY1 SELFI%NESS1 ETC41 ETC4 ,I BELIEVE IT WELL4 ,! NAIVE1 MISL$ MAN1 PLAC$ 9 A SETT+ ( HYPOCRISY1 REBELS3 IT IS ! LA/ ACT ( HIS VIRTUE4 ,FROM ?IS PO9T ( VIEW1 IT IS A MASS ( CRIMES1 REM&$ TO ! ,C\RS D',ASSISES1 ?AT >E ! ACTS ( C\RAGE & VIRTUE4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JULY #b1 #bai 3 ,MORAL ,$UCATION -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #c1 #bbb 3 ,MORAL ,$UCATION -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/