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THE DUTIES OF MAN .
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DUTIES OF MAN
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JOSEPH MAZZINI .
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TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE .
London,
October, 1862 .
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PREFACE TO THE ITALIAN WORKING
CLASS.
nor the great, but the true Man ; while the simple
and unconscious virtues of my Father accustomed
JOSEPH MAZZINI .
INTROD
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THE
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CONTENTS .
CHAPTER I.
SAGE
VINTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER II.
GOD 30
CHAPTER III.
THE LAW 49
CHAPTER IV.
DUTIES TOWARDS HUMANITY 65
E
CHAPTER V.
DUTIES TOWARDS YOUR COUNTRY 85
CHAPTER VI.
DUTIES TOWARDS THE FAMILY • 95
xvi CONTENTS.
CHAPTER VII .
PAGE
DUTIES TOWARDS YOURSELVES . 108
CHAPTER VIII.
LIBERTY 126
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CHAPTER IX.
EDUCATION 139
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CONCLUSION 205
S
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTION.
provide. *
And nevertheless, in these last fifty years, the
men ?
1
the author of the Words of a Believer which
their rights ?
cation.
men that they are all sons of one sole God, and
bound to fulfil and execute one sole law here on
plorable results.
of economy ?
society ?
It is therefore needful that your material con
power.
Improve yourselves ! Let this be the aim of
proving yourselves.
of Truth.
one sole Law, in one sole Aim, the free and pro
GOD .
your existence.
D
34 ON THE DUTIES OF MAN.
you :
things."
On the other side you have men who say to
you :
worldly thing."
dual.
or despised ?
Duty ?
Without God, whatsoever system you attempt
brute Force.
account.
be Bonaparte or Revolution.
THE LAW .
the Law.
them .
yet.
of progress .
injustice.
overcome.
God.
space .
the Believers .
remain inert ?
Christianity.
day.
Humanity.
Humanity.
ct
wi
activity .
Our Country is our common workshop , whence
strength.
territory.
gine, like the savage, that the sole remedy for this
continued oppression .
* Written in 1858 .
ON THE DUTIES OF MAN. 101
chord is impossible.
destined to attain.
Government.
being.
For you, the sons of labour, these dangers are
104 ON THE DUTIES OF MAN.
gular development .
Education is the bread of the soul . Even as
manity.
Finding themselves placed between the im
man.
Humanity.
entire .
belief, a Faith.
for ever."
Design.
Individual man, a free and responsible creature,
emancipation be achieved.
CHAPTER VIII.
LIBERTY.
develope itself.
no responsibility .
reignty.
The institution which we term Government
may suggest.
progress .
Association.
lose it.
EDUCATION.
Agriculturist.
unjust.
The distinction between those who offer you
length.
doctrine.
he is an Usurper to be overthrown .
ON THE DUTIES OF MAN. 145
consists .
by the Nation.
teacher.
Programme.
CHAPTER X.
ASSOCIATION- PROGRESS .
brothers ?
symbol.
The Church did not, and could not do this .
associations.
Country.
power.
I have told you that the fundamental character
improve.
The task I have undertaken for you would
rights .
This obstacle is the inequality of means.
recting it.
develop .
You should be Citizens, and as such exercise
age to age.
Every change, every revolution that fails to
by privation.
And such advice is excellent, in so far as it
duty.
is , of course , to decrease.
reality.
activity of Life.
creasing production .
Nevertheless the abolition of individual pro
lost.
production.
bearing.
wages.
* See, on this subject, " Self help by the People, " written
and published by G. J. Holyoake , 147, Fleet Street, a
valuable little book which should be in the hands of every
working man. (Translator's Note.)
ON THE DUTIES OF MAN. 195
its produce .
or inferiority of production .
Liberty of withdrawal of individual members
enterprise.
In many branches of industry in which the
CONCLUSION .
present day.
conveyance of produce.
regard to prices .
The concession of the execution of necessary
ON THE DUTIES OF MAN. 207
speculation .
taxation .
to sustain.
ment.
sumption.
ment.
discourage them .
well-being .
political world .
" It teaches me that the merit or demerit of
complete it.
" I believe that we can never make man
future greatness .
represented .
negation of Unity.
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