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In the countries more in contact with the trend of civilization and more susceptible to revolutionary influences from the mother country this separation came from within, while in the remoter parts the archaic and outgrown system dragged along until a stronger force from without destroyed it.

Nei paesi più a contatto con il corso della civiltà e più suscettibili alle influenze rivoluzionarie provenienti dalla madrepatria, questa separazione venne dall'interno, mentre nelle parti più remote il sistema arcaico e superato si trascinò avanti fino a quando una forza più potente dall'esterno lo distrusse.

Nowhere was the crystallization of form and principle more pronounced than in religious life, which fastened upon the mother country a deadening weight that hampered all progress, and in the colonies, notably in the Philippines, virtually converted her government into a hagiarchy that had its face toward the past and either could not or would not move with the current of the times.

Da nessuna parte la cristallizzazione della forma e del principio fu più pronunciata che nella vita religiosa, la quale impose alla madrepatria un peso mortificante che ostacolò ogni progresso, e nelle colonie, in particolare nelle Filippine, convertì virtualmente il suo governo in una agiocrazia che aveva il volto rivolto verso il passato e non poteva o non voleva muoversi con il corso dei tempi.

So, when "the shot heard round the world," the declaration of humanity's right to be and to become, in its all-encircling sweep, reached the lands controlled by her it was coldly received and blindly rejected by the governing powers, and there was left only the slower, subtler, but none the less sure, process of working its way among the people to burst in time in rebellion and the destruction of the conservative forces that would repress it.

Così, quando «il colpo udito in tutto il mondo», la dichiarazione del diritto dell'umanità ad essere e a divenire, nel suo abbraccio universale, raggiunse le terre da lei controllate, fu accolto freddamente e ciecamente rifiutato dai poteri governanti, e non rimase che il processo più lento, più sottile, ma non per questo meno sicuro, di farsi strada tra il popolo per esplodere col tempo in ribellione e nella distruzione delle forze conservatrici che avrebbero voluto reprimerlo.

In the opening years of the nineteenth century the friar orders in the Philippines had reached the apogee of their power and usefulness.

Nei primi anni del diciannovesimo secolo gli ordini religiosi dei frati nelle Filippine avevano raggiunto l'apogeo del loro potere e della loro utilità.

Their influence was everywhere felt and acknowledged, while the country still prospered under the effects of the vigorous and progressive administrations of Anda and Vargas in the preceding century.

La loro influenza era ovunque avvertita e riconosciuta, mentre il paese prosperava ancora sotto gli effetti delle vigorose e progressive amministrazioni di Anda e Vargas nel secolo precedente.

Vocabulary

nei
in the; in those
paesi
countries; villages; lands
più
more; most; further
contatto
contact; touch; connection
con
with; along with
il
the (masculine singular article)
corso
course; flow; street; process
della
of the; from the (feminine)
civiltà
civilization; culture; refinement
suscettibili
susceptible; sensitive; prone to
alle
to the; at the (feminine plural)
influenze
influences; effects; impacts
rivoluzionarie
revolutionary; relating to revolution
provenienti
coming from; originating from; stemming
dalla
from the; by the (feminine)
madrepatria
motherland; homeland; mother country
questa
this; this one (feminine)
separazione
separation; division; detachment
venne
came; happened; occurred
dall
from the (contraction of dalla/dallo)
interno
interior; inside; internal; inland
mentre
while; whereas; during which
nelle
in the; within the (feminine plural)
parti
parts; sections; regions; areas
remote
remote; distant; far away
sistema
system; method; way; arrangement
arcaico
archaic; ancient; old-fashioned; primitive
superato
overcome; surpassed; outdated; exceeded
si
self; oneself; reflexive pronoun
trascinò
dragged; pulled; trailed; lingered
avanti
forward; ahead; onward; before
fino
until; till; as far as; up to
quando
when; as; during the time that
una
a; an; one (feminine singular)
forza
force; strength; power; might
potente
powerful; strong; mighty; potent
esterno
external; outer; outside; foreign
lo
him; it; the (masculine article/pronoun)
distrusse
destroyed; ruined; demolished; annihilated
Da
from; by; since; for
nessuna
no; not any; none (feminine)
parte
part; side; place; direction
la
the; her; it (feminine singular)
forma
form; shape; manner; way
del
of the; from the (masculine)
principio
principle; beginning; start; origin
fu
was; been; proved to be
pronunciata
pronounced; declared; stated; pronounced
che
that; which; who; than
nella
in the; within the (feminine)
vita
life; living; existence; lifetime
religiosa
religious; spiritual; devout; sacred
quale
which; what; who; that
impose
imposed; enforced; demanded; required
alla
to the; at the (feminine)
un
a; an; one (masculine singular)
peso
weight; burden; heaviness; importance
mortificante
mortifying; humiliating; shaming; degrading
ostacolò
hindered; blocked; obstructed; impeded
ogni
every; each; all; any
progresso
progress; advancement; improvement; development
colonie
colonies; colonial territories; settlements
in
in; into; within; during
particolare
particular; special; specific; especially
convertì
converted; transformed; changed into
virtualmente
virtually; essentially; practically; in effect
suo
his; her; its; one's own
governo
government; rule; administration; governance
aveva
had; possessed; owned; has been
volto
turned; faced; directed; voltured
rivolto
turned; directed; faced toward
verso
toward; to; against; about
passato
past; gone by; previous; history
non
not; no; non-; nothing
poteva
could; was able; might have
voleva
wanted; wished; intended; desired
muoversi
to move; to stir; to shift
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