ABSTRACT
IfIlimitmyselftoman'sbarbaricorcivilizedstate,ifIdonot considerhiminthesavagestate,thisisbecauseonlyrarelyhas theEuropeanphilosopherbeenabletoreachthoseremoteregionswherehumanreasonisstillinitscradle,inordertosurvey themoralinfancyofhisspecies;itisalsoandmainlybecause inthisReportIproposetoputbeforetheSocietedesobservateurs del'homme,notthehistoryofmaningeneralbutobservations whichIhaveactuallymadeonthepresentstateofmyown nation.HowhappyIwouldbeifIcouldinterestmyrespected colleaguesinthefateofapeoplewhichisstrivingtoescapefrom thatbarbarisminwhichvariouscauseshaveplungedit,andto makethemfeelthatdelightfulemotionwhichaphilosopher's soulmustexperienceatthebreathtakingsightofmantryingto perfecthimself.
