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How it must destroy all paltry meannesses, because, once a person realized that, even if no one on earth could ever know of his small action, his own soul would be aware of it, and become tarnished in consequence  then surely he would hesitate to commit that which would injure his own self respect. HOW IT MUST DESTROY ALL PALTRY MEANNESS BECAUSE ONCE A PERSON REALIZE THAT EVEN IF NO ONE ON EARTH COULD EVER KNOW OF HIS SMALL ACTION HIS OWN SOUL WOULD BE AWARE OF IT AND BECOME TARNISHED IN CONSEQUENCE THEN SURELY HE WOULD HESITATE TO COMMIT THAT WHICH WOULD INJURE HIS OWN SELF RESPECT
 am to refrain from doing so because of this soul business? I do call that hard! considering I go to church every Sunday, and subscribe to all the charities liberally--and to the football clubs. ELINOR: Yes, I mean that. JOHN: And when you are jealous of a woman you are not to set about a vile, false insinuation against her, even though it could never be traced to your door? ELINOR: Certainly not. JOHN: But, my poor child, that would produce a universal state of brotherly love. You had not suggested that before as one of your component parts of religion! ELINOR: John, when God made man I do believe He left out one colossal quality in him--the faculty of seeing the obvious. Women can see it sometimes, but men!--almost never! So I shall have to tell it to you in plain words. _God is love!_ HERE ENDS THE DIALOGUE Now, when you have digested all this, Caroline, I want you to think what that sort of religion really means--and how it must elevate its believers into great broad aims and ends. RISK OF ANYONE'S FINDING ME OUT I AM TO REFRAIN FROM DOING SO BECAUSE OF THIS SOUL BUSINESS I DO CALL THAT HARD CONSIDERING I GO TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY AND SUBSCRIBE TO ALL THE CHARITIES LIBERALLY AND TO THE FOOTBALL CLUBS ELEANOR YES I MEAN THAT JOHN AND WHEN YOU ARE JEALOUS OF A WOMAN YOU ARE NOT TO SET ABOUT A VILE FALSE INSINUATION AGAINST HER EVEN THOUGH IT COULD NEVER BE TRACED TO YOUR DOOR ELEANOR CERTAINLY NOT JOHN BUT MY POOR CHILD THAT WOULD PRODUCE A UNIVERSAL STATE OF BROTHERLY LOVE YOU HAD NOT SUGGESTED THAT BEFORE AS ONE OF YOUR COMPONENT PARTS OF RELIGION ELEANOR JOHN WHEN GOD MADE MAN I DO BELIEVE HE LEFT OUT ONE COLOSSAL QUALITY IN HIM THE FACULTY OF SEEING THE OBVIOUS WOMEN CAN SEE IT SOMETIMES BUT MEN ALMOST NEVER SO I SHALL HAVE TO TELL IT TO YOU IN PLAIN WORDS GOD IS LOVE HERE ENDS THE DIALOGUE NOW WHEN YOU HAVE DIGESTED ALL THIS CAROLINE I WANT YOU TO THINK WHAT THAT SORT OF RELIGION REALLY MEANS AND HOW IT MUST ELEVATE ITS BELIEVERS INTO GREAT BROAD AIMS AND ENDS
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