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HIM: You're right. The important point is that you and I exist and that we exist as you and I. Let everything beyond that go ahead however it can. The best order of things, in my view, is one in which I had to exist. HIM YOU'RE RIGHT THE IMPORTANT POINT IS THAT YOU AND I EXIST AND THAT WE EXIST AS YOU AND I LETS EVERYTHING BEYOND THAT GO AHEAD HOWEVER IT CAN THE BEST ORDER OF THINGS IN MY VIEW IS ONE IN WHICH I HAD TO EXIST
, the ingenuousness of Abbé Trublet, the honesty of Abbé d'Olivet. But since that's impossible, let's look at the really interesting side of this issue. Let's forget for the moment the point which we occupy in space and time and extend our vision into the centuries to come, into the most distant regions, into nations yet to be born. Let's think of the well being of our species. If we are not generous enough, let's at least forgive nature for having been wiser than we are. If you throw cold water on Greuze's head, perhaps you will extinguish his talent along with his vanity. If you make Voltaire less sensitive to criticism, he will not know how to descend into the soul of Merope. He will no longer move you. HIM: But if nature was as powerful as she was wise, why didn't she make those men good in the same way she made them great? ME: But don't you see that with that sort of reasoning you confound the general order. If everything here below were excellent, then nothing would be excellent.  SWEETNESS OF DUC LOUX THE INGENUOUSNESS OF ABBE TROUBLEE THE HONESTY OF ABBE D'OLIVE BUT SINCE THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE LET'S LOOK AT THE REALLY INTERESTING SIDE OF THIS ISSUE LET'S FORGET FOR THE MOMENT THE POINT WHICH WE OCCUPY IN SPACE AND TIME AND EXTEND OUR VISION INTO THE CENTURIES TO COME INTO THE MOST DISTANT REGIONS INTO NATIONS YET TO BE BORN LET'S THINK OF THE WELL BEING OF OUR SPECIES IF WE ARE NOT GENEROUS ENOUGH LET'S AT LEAST FORGIVE NATURE FOR HAVING BEEN WISER THAN WE ARE IF YOU THROW COLD WATER ON GROITZ'S HEAD PERHAPS YOU WILL EXTINGUISH HIS TALENT ALONG WITH HIS VANITY IF YOU MAKE VOLTAIRE LESS SENSITIVE TO CRITICISM HE WILL NOT KNOW HOW TO DESCEND INTO THE SOUL OF MARIPEE HE WILL NO LONGER MOVE YOU HIM BUT IF NATURE WAS AS POWERFUL AS SHE WAS WISE WHY DIDN'T SHE MAKE THOSE MEN GOOD IN THE SAME WAY SHE MADE THEM GREAT ME BUT YOU DON'T SEE THAT WITH THAT SORT OF REASONING YOU CONFOUND THE GENERAL ORDER IF EVERYTHING HERE BELOW WERE EXCELLENT THEN NOTHING WOULD BE EXCELLENT
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