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1. CITIZEN: The fruits of the new tree of wisdom do not truly reveal themselves in a way that can inspire us to become eager cultivators of its further development. People who look beyond the threshold they cross in death with pious faith can, in the consciousness of being a child of God, destroy many selfish impulses within themselves on earth. The prospect of recurring earthly lives makes everyone strive only for their own perfection; the bonds of blood and custom, which are believed to be only temporarily imposed by the great book of destiny on human beings, are loosened. Everywhere where Thomasius' new message is now spreading with stormy strides, it is spreading confusion about human feelings and human opinions.
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