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Hitherto men have speculated vaguely on the unity of universes; it is now about to be demonstrated by reasoning from the passional world to material, guided by the analogy which exists between the two.

— Charles Fourier

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Wisdom, virtue, morality, all these have fallen out of fashion: everybody worships at the shrine of commerce.

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Such results are well worth the sacrifice of a few prejudices.

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