““In the course conversation I heard from N. F. that the so-called great principles of the great French Revolution-freedom, equality, and brotherhood-are the product of extremely shallow thought, or even of thoughtlessness, since brotherhood cannot result from freedom to fulfill one's whims or from the envious desire for equality; only brotherhood leads to freedom, for brothers who love one another will not envy one brother who is elevated above others, and will not try to lower him to their own level; and the brother who has raised himself above the others will try to bring all his brothers up to his level. For that reason, we must seek brotherhood first and not put it at the tail, after freedom and equality, as did the proponents of freedom, equality, and brotherhood-we must seek brotherhood first, and the rest will follow.””
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