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As to that element who believe that it is neither necessary nor appropriate to borrow the principles of civilization, the fundamentals of progress toward high levels of social happiness in the material world, the laws which effect thorough reforms, the methods which extend the scope of culture--and that it is far more suitable that Persia and the Persians reflect over the situation and then create their own techniques of progress.
It is certain that if the vigorous intelligence and superior
skill of the nation's great, and the energy and
resolve of the most eminent men at the imperial court,
and the determined efforts of those who have knowledge
and capacity, and are well versed in the great
laws of political life, should all be combined, and all
should exert every effort and examine and reflect over
every detail as well as on the main currents of affairs,
there is every likelihood that because of the effective
plans they would evolve, some situations would be