CITM_932fe96a0149 · 1 source instrument · 1 surface variant
way 1 an individual should actively participate in the social life of his community not to change it primarily but to understand appreciate and preserve the best that man has attained life should have clarity balance refinement control
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“WAY 1: An individual should actively participate in the social life of his community, not to change it primarily, but to understand, appreciate, and preserve the best that man has attained. Life should have clarity, balance, refinement, control.”
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