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What a joke!" And the loud laugh of the Russian sounded through the night like the noise of wooden clappers.
"We are more civilized than the Germans," he said, regaining his self-control.
Desnoyers, who had been listening with great interest, now gave a start of surprise, saying to himself, "This Tchernoff has been drinking." "Civilization," continued the Socialist, "does not consist merely in great industry, in many ships, armies and numerous universities that only teach science.

That is material civilization.

There is another, a superior one, that elevates the soul and does not permit human dignity to suffer without protesting against continual humiliations.