On Liberty — Page 13
She pointed out the need of such a chapter, and the extreme imperfection of the book without it; she was the cause of my writing it.
Elle fit remarquer la nécessité d'un tel chapitre, et l'extrême imperfection du livre sans celui-ci ; elle fut la cause de sa rédaction par moi.
From this it would appear that she gave Mill that tendency to Socialism which, while it lends a progressive spirit to his speculations on politics, at the same time does not manifestly accord with his earlier advocacy of peasant proprietorships.
Il semblerait ainsi qu'elle ait donné à Mill cette tendance au socialisme qui, tout en prêtant un esprit progressiste à ses spéculations sur la politique, ne s'accorde pas manifestement avec sa défense antérieure des propriétés paysannes.
Nor, again, is it, on the face of it, consistent with those doctrines of individual liberty which, aided by the intellectual companionship of his wife, he propounded in a later work.
De même, en apparence, cela ne s'accorde pas avec ces doctrines de la liberté individuelle que, aidé par la compagnie intellectuelle de son épouse, il exposa dans un ouvrage ultérieur.
The ideal of individual freedom is not the ideal of Socialism, just as that invocation of governmental aid to which the Socialist resorts is not consistent with the theory of _laisser-faire_.
L'idéal de la liberté individuelle n'est pas l'idéal du socialisme, tout comme le recours à l'aide gouvernementale auquel le socialiste a recours n'est pas compatible avec la théorie du _laisser-faire_.
Yet _Liberty_ was planned by Mill and his wife in concert.
Pourtant, _La Liberté_ fut conçue par Mill et son épouse de concert.
Perhaps a slight visionariness of speculation was no less the attribute of Mrs. Mill than an absence of rigid logical principles.
Peut-être un léger caractère visionnaire dans la spéculation était-il tout autant l'attribut de Mme Mill qu'une absence de principes logiques rigides.
Be this as it may, she undoubtedly checked the half-recognised leanings of her husband in the direction of Coleridge and Carlyle.
Quoi qu'il en soit, elle freina sans aucun doute les penchants à demi reconnus de son mari en direction de Coleridge et de Carlyle.
Whether this was an instance of her steadying influence,[5] or whether it added one more unassimilated element to Mill's diverse intellectual sustenance, may be wisely left an open question.
Que ce fût là un exemple de son influence stabilisatrice,[5] ou que cela ait ajouté un élément supplémentaire non assimilé à la nourriture intellectuelle diverse de Mill, il serait sage de laisser la question ouverte.
We cannot, however, be wrong in attributing to her the parentage of one book of Mill, _The Subjection of Women_.
Nous ne pouvons cependant pas nous tromper en lui attribuant la paternité d'un ouvrage de Mill, _L'Assujettissement des femmes_.
Vocabulary
- fit
- Past tense of 'faire'; made or did something.
- remarquer
- To notice or point out something to someone.
- nécessité
- Necessity; the state of being absolutely required.
- tel
- Such; of that kind or degree.
- chapitre
- A chapter in a book or document.
- extrême
- Extreme; very great in degree or intensity.
- imperfection
- A flaw or deficiency; state of being imperfect.
- livre
- A book; a written or printed literary work.
- sans
- Preposition meaning 'without'.
- celui-ci
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this one' (masculine).
- fut
- Simple past of 'être'; was, in formal or literary style.
- cause
- Cause; the reason or origin of something.
- rédaction
- Writing or drafting of a text or document.
- semblerait
- Conditional form of 'sembler'; would seem or appear.
- ainsi
- Thus; in this way or therefore.
- ait
- Subjunctive form of 'avoir'; has, used in dependent clauses.
- donné
- Past participle of 'donner'; given something to someone.
- tendance
- A tendency or inclination toward something.
- socialisme
- Socialism; political doctrine advocating collective ownership.
- tout
- All, every, or entirely; used as adjective or adverb.
- prêtant
- Present participle of 'prêter'; lending or attributing to something.
- esprit
- Mind, spirit, or wit; intellectual quality or character.
- progressiste
- Progressive; favoring reform and social advancement.
- spéculations
- Speculations; theoretical ideas or intellectual conjectures.
- politique
- Politics or policy; relating to government and society.
- accorde
- Agrees or is consistent with; from 'accorder'.
- manifestement
- Manifestly; obviously or clearly to any observer.
- défense
- Defense or advocacy; protection or support of something.
- antérieure
- Earlier or prior; referring to a preceding time or position.
- propriétés
- Properties; things owned, especially land or real estate.
- paysannes
- Peasant (feminine plural); relating to rural farming people.
- même
- Same; equally, likewise, used for emphasis or comparison.
- apparence
- Appearance; the outward look or impression of something.
- cela
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this thing'.
- doctrines
- Doctrines; sets of beliefs or principles taught or held.
- liberté
- Liberty or freedom; the state of being free.
- individuelle
- Individual; relating to or characteristic of one person.
- aidé
- Past participle of 'aider'; helped or assisted someone.
- compagnie
- Company; companionship or a group of people together.
- intellectuelle
- Intellectual; relating to the use of the mind and reason.
- épouse
- Spouse or wife; a woman married to someone.
- exposa
- Simple past of 'exposer'; presented or set forth ideas.
- ouvrage
- A work, especially a literary or scholarly publication.
- ultérieur
- Later or subsequent; coming after in time or order.
- idéal
- Ideal; a standard of perfection or an ultimate goal.
- recours
- Recourse; the act of turning to for help or assistance.
- aide
- Help or assistance provided to someone in need.
- gouvernementale
- Governmental; relating to or provided by a government.
- auquel
- Relative pronoun 'à lequel'; to which or to whom.
- socialiste
- Socialist; a person or idea advocating collective ownership.
- compatible
- Compatible; able to exist or work together harmoniously.
- théorie
- Theory; a set of ideas explaining something systematically.
- _laisser-faire_
- Laissez-faire; policy of minimal government economic intervention.
- Pourtant
- However or yet; used to introduce a contrasting statement.
- conçue
- Past participle of 'concevoir'; conceived or developed together.
- concert
- Concert; agreement or joint action between people.
- Peut-être
- Perhaps or maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility.
- léger
- Light or slight; not heavy or serious in degree.
- caractère
- Character; the nature or distinctive quality of something.
- visionnaire
- Visionary; impractically idealistic or dreamily speculative.
- spéculation
- Speculation; theoretical thinking beyond established facts.
- autant
- As much or as many; used for comparison in quantity.
- attribut
- An attribute; a quality or characteristic belonging to someone.
- absence
- Absence; the lack or nonexistence of something.
- principes
- Principles; fundamental rules or beliefs guiding behavior.
- logiques
- Logical; based on clear reasoning and valid arguments.
- rigides
- Rigid; strict, inflexible, not easily changed or bent.
- Quoi
- What; used as an interrogative or relative pronoun.
- soit
- Subjunctive form of 'être'; be, used in formal expressions.
- freina
- Simple past of 'freiner'; restrained or slowed down something.
- aucun
- No, none, or not any; negates a noun entirely.
- doute
- Doubt; uncertainty or lack of conviction about something.
- penchants
- Inclinations or tendencies; natural leanings toward something.
- demi
- Half; partly or incompletely acknowledged or recognized.
- reconnus
- Recognized or acknowledged; admitted to be true or valid.
- mari
- Husband; a man who is married to someone.
- direction
- Direction; the path or tendency toward something or someone.
- fût
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'être'; were, in formal literary use.
- exemple
- Example; an instance that illustrates or clarifies something.
- influence
- Influence; the power to affect someone or something.
- stabilisatrice
- Stabilizing; having the effect of making something stable.
- ajouté
- Past participle of 'ajouter'; added or introduced additionally.
- élément
- Element; a component or part of a larger whole.
- supplémentaire
- Additional or supplementary; extra beyond what is standard.
- assimilé
- Assimilated; absorbed or integrated into a larger whole.
- nourriture
- Food or nourishment; sustenance taken in by a person.
- diverse
- Diverse or varied; consisting of many different elements.
- serait
- Conditional form of 'être'; would be, indicating hypothetical.
- sage
- Wise; showing good judgment and prudence in decisions.
- laisser
- To leave or let; to allow something to remain or happen.
- question
- Question; a matter or issue raised for discussion.
- ouverte
- Open; not closed or settled, left unresolved deliberately.
- pouvons
- First person plural present of 'pouvoir'; we can or are able.
- cependant
- However or nevertheless; introduces a contrasting thought.
- tromper
- To deceive or be mistaken; to make an error in judgment.
- attribuant
- Present participle of 'attribuer'; attributing or assigning credit.
- paternité
- Authorship or paternity; origin or creation of something.
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