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243Letter Nr. 14[To Wheeller]Paris, February 24, 1831Madame,The subject of our last conversation at London was the manner of therelationship between the sexes in the future. You feared that marriage wouldnot satisfy the exclusively individual passions and consequently antisocialones. I think that by feeling (understanding) better and better all our doctrine,you understood completely what I have tried to make you understand whereaswhat constitutes marriage with us is the communiy of social sentiments andsocial functions it is then a social act par excellence and not exclusivelyindividual. Of course it supposes the existence in society of beliefs,sympathies, and common interests such as we feel them, such as we inspirethem, make them known, and practiced, in a word the social organisation andrevealed to humanity by St. Simon.The study of the writings on women inserted in numbers 12, 13, 14 ofthe Organization have no dubt helped in the solution of this question. I hopethen that this last difficulty which prevated you from identifying with us andsharing our faith, has been removed.You will receive, Madame, presently some of our last publications andparticularly the exposition of the Second Year Doctrine, the Letter on Religionand Poltics, the continuation of the Organization. Mr. Crellin will send youalso The Globe, and the Synoptical Table of our doctrine. The study of thesepublications will strengthen you still more in your new faith.Rise up then full of hope, conviction and love, leave that atmosphere ofself which is paralyzing you, make your life felt outside of yourself,understand your duty, your mission, come to us! By finding those who loveyou with the most eager and holy love and who are the most worthy of your