“One virtue above all I- would
recommend for obtaining.a happy ful
fillment of our personal evolution and
thereby of our general civilisation
gnd that Is tolsrance," M. Clemen
ceau writes. "Tolerance Is the vir
tue which facilitates all of our ac
cords that show forbearance to one
another by* opening every avenue of
life leading to freedom of foe human
mind." ■'
M. Clemenceau. pink-cheeked and
remarkably hale despite his 86
years, today chatted about his forth
coming book with the detachment of
a critic. It will be called ”Au Bolr
De La Pensee,” which may be
roughly translated as “thoughts' in
foe evening of life.”
The former premier said that hs
expected to publish it both in Franco
and the United States, but.font in
sos meanwhile he had given sos
manuscript to L’ Illustration.
“The editor is picking out bits which
he thinks would be interesting to the
general public.” M. Clemenceau said.
“The first one,, appearing this week,
is taken from toward thp end of foe
book. My idea is to. bring together
what man is able to tell himself about
through the several sciences.”
His Own FhUosopliy.
Asked if he brought out his own
philosophy of life in his booh, hs
answered, “Yes, I' think that if the
entire book was read you could find
here arid there my personal philoeo
his discussion of‘tolerance in to- j
day’s extracts from his book, M-
Clemenceau also says: “Mutual re
sponsibility, Joint interests and tolsr
ance will make us human In the finest
sense of the expression. As for what
will bo foe eventual consequences,
cosmos will dispose of us in due time.
