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of education. Secondly, even if we grant for the sake
of the argument that instinctive intelligence and an
innate moral quality would prevent wrongdoing, it is
obvious that individuals so characterized are as rare as
the philosopher's stone. An assumption of this sort cannot
be validated by mere words, it must be supported
by the facts. Let us see what power in creation impels
the masses toward righteous aims and deeds!
Aside from this, if that rare individual who does exemplify such a faculty should also become an embodiment of the fear of God, it is certain that his strivings toward righteousness would be strongly reinforced.
Universal benefits derive from the grace of the Divine
religions, for they lead their true followers to sincerity
of intent, to high purpose, to purity and spotless
honor, to surpassing kindness and compassion, to the
keeping of their covenants when they have covenanted,
to concern for the rights of others, to liberality, to justice
in every aspect of life, to humanity and philanthropy,
to valor and to unflagging efforts in the service
of mankind. It is religion, to sum up, which produces
all human virtues, and it is these virtues which are the
bright candles of civilization. If a man is not characterized
by these excellent qualities, it is certain that he has
never attained to so much as a drop out of the fathomless
river of the waters of life that flows through the
teachings of the Holy Books, nor caught the faintest
breath of the fragrant breezes that blow from the gardens
of God; for nothing on earth can be demonstrated
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