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250humanity and the exterior world were derived, namely, that everythingchanges and you also must change from better to better, that the unique will ofGod that humanity must and needs to realize and is realizing is perfectibility,that is, the successive march towards perfection in love, wisdom and power.―If you require men full of courage and above all men full of love andobedience in order to fulfill your task, come to the sons of St. Simon‖ and seewhether in the bosom of their family which each day grows more until andmore loving despite obstacles, where the tenderness of the fathers unceasinglyincreases the devotion of the sons, see, if a son of this family cannot(represent) the men that you require.It was through this kind of appeal to Mr. Owen that one of my fathersmade his observations about the profession of faith to Mr. Owen. I did notdoubt that Mr. Owen will respond to it with some words before seeing himamong us. While writing these words, I would wish ... [that you] ... have thegoodness to communicate to him also: what I am saying all the time about thepoints of difference between us, or even about him. With required to the rest,on the one hand we: have already discussed them with Mr. Owen several timesboth in all their meetings and conferences. On the other hand, since thetranslation you are making of the expedition of our doctrine has made us betterknown to Mr. Owen without a doubt, there remains only that Mr. Owencommunicate to us his precise thought about our doctrine as soon as possibleand we will try to furnish clarifications to smooth out the difficulties whichmay block our union of ideas and plans and sentiments. But we are still hopingto see Mr. Owen soon. Be good enough to thank him for making meacquainted with Mr. Hamilton. He left yesterday for Italy well disposed towardour doctrine and is to return here in a few weeks. If Mr. Owen has not decidedon a lodging some place when he comes here I will take the liberty of lookingfor some for him. And finally will you ask Mr. Owen to write me and let usknow when he expect to come to Paris.