1:53:03
And, like a torch, enlighten a younger
generation inspired to follow him.
1:53:09
You who are enjoying
today's freedom...
1:53:13
...take to your hearts
the words of Zola.
1:53:16
Do not forget those who fought
the battles for you...
1:53:20
...and bought your liberty
with their genius and their blood.
1:53:23
Do not forget them and applaud
the lies of fanatical intolerance.
1:53:31
Be human.
1:53:34
For no man
in all the breadth of our land...
1:53:36
...more fervently loved humanity
than Zola.
1:53:41
He had the simplicity of a great soul.
1:53:46
He was enjoying the fruits
of his labor...
1:53:50
...fame, wealth, security...
1:53:53
...when suddenly,
out of his own free will...
1:53:56
...he tore himself from
all the peaceful pleasures of his life...
1:54:00
...from the work he loved so much...
1:54:03
...because he knew that there is
no serenity save in justice...
1:54:09
...no repose save in truth.
1:54:12
At the sound of his brave words,
France awakened from her sleep.
1:54:19
How admirable is the genius
of our country.
1:54:23
How beautiful the soul of France...
1:54:26
...which for centuries taught right
and justice to Europe and the world.
1:54:30
France is once again today
the land of reason and benevolence...
1:54:35
...because one of her sons, through
an immense work and a great action...
1:54:40
...gave rise to a new order of things
based on justice...
1:54:45
...and the rights common to all men.
1:54:50
Let us not pity him
because he suffered and endured.
1:54:54
Let us envy him.
1:54:57
Let us envy him because his great heart
won him the proudest of destinies.