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... perhaps it would be more correct to say of no progress , in which help must be looked for on the side of simple , plain , and practical workers ; not on that of great theorists , or even great scholars . The help most wanted by our ...
... perhaps it would be more correct to say of no progress , in which help must be looked for on the side of simple , plain , and practical workers ; not on that of great theorists , or even great scholars . The help most wanted by our ...
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... perhaps the desire for companionship , and so on , no matter how they come . They are all in the order of nature - all right in themselves , and such as in the capa- city of servants he will be able to work with ultimately for the ...
... perhaps the desire for companionship , and so on , no matter how they come . They are all in the order of nature - all right in themselves , and such as in the capa- city of servants he will be able to work with ultimately for the ...
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... Perhaps the man can do this already , and still prefers to live only a physical existence , -a life of eating and drinking , inclination , passion , and desire . Still the specific is a right one ; for the savage , even when clothed in ...
... Perhaps the man can do this already , and still prefers to live only a physical existence , -a life of eating and drinking , inclination , passion , and desire . Still the specific is a right one ; for the savage , even when clothed in ...
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... decent walk along the path of rectitude , to say nothing of worshipping God ? Is this all that is necessary for the prevention of crime ? The present condition of our country , perhaps the most CH . 111. ] 41 ELEMENTS OF CHARACTER .
... decent walk along the path of rectitude , to say nothing of worshipping God ? Is this all that is necessary for the prevention of crime ? The present condition of our country , perhaps the most CH . 111. ] 41 ELEMENTS OF CHARACTER .
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... perhaps the most busy , as regards its internal character , of all the earth , does not show very clearly that work is all that is wanted for the prevention of crime , or for the upholding of a high standard of social morals . True ...
... perhaps the most busy , as regards its internal character , of all the earth , does not show very clearly that work is all that is wanted for the prevention of crime , or for the upholding of a high standard of social morals . True ...
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