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The more refined & educated &
natural men become, the more
constructive do they grow ~

The Barbarian is the most unnatural &
:. [therefore] the least constructive of all ~

III Religion enlightens & strengthens
this propensity ~

The true Xⁿ [Christian] is always a builder –
He is no more a destroyer.

Duty is but Spiritual construction,
the rearing of a holy edifice – some-
-thing to be symmetrically done.

Duty is his rule of action – his pur-
-pose is to rear to build up something.
Diff. [Difference] 'twixt [betwixt] sin holiness is – one is
breaker, other supporter – ~