Project Gutenberg 2009-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 122 Quental, Antero de 1842 1891 Tarquinio de Quental, Anthero Tarquino do Quental, Anthero Quental, Anthero de De Quental, Antero Veloso, Rodrigo Soldados da Revolução Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Book Search) "Soldados da Revolução" by Antero de Quental is a philosophical letter written in the late 19th century. This work, which takes the form of a correspondence, explores themes of society, virtue, and the moral responsibilities of individuals within their communities. Quental's reflections offer insight into the struggles of his time, especially in the context of social classes and their impact on human character. In the book, Quental addresses a friend, Fernando Leal, expressing gratitude for a prologue he wrote to another work. He encourages Leal to keep writing, underlining the importance of work as a distraction from despair and as a contributor to personal and societal virtue. Quental contemplates the nature of society and democracy, questioning whether class divisions can foster moral development or if they lead to degeneracy. His writing emphasizes the idea that despite societal decay, virtue is still attainable, and individuals must strive to fulfill their roles for the greater good. Ultimately, he advocates for perseverance in the pursuit of truth and moral integrity, reflecting the philosophical depth characteristic of his writings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. pt Quental, Antero de, 1842-1891 -- Correspondence Michelet, Jules, 1798-1874. Soldats de la révolution Leal, Fernando, 1846-1910 DC Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics 33925 2025-08-12T10:08:02.607689 text/html 29523 2009-09-15T05:02:44 text/html 95015 2025-08-12T10:08:07.214693 application/epub+zip 93773 2025-08-12T10:08:05.262633 application/epub+zip 69755 2025-08-12T10:08:04.254650 application/epub+zip 188632 2025-08-12T10:08:08.655643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181401 2025-08-12T10:08:06.622640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152764 2022-09-14T03:57:20.893611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27695 2025-08-12T10:08:02.374662 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27402 2009-09-15T05:02:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19429 2025-08-12T10:08:08.788627 application/rdf+xml 14116 2025-08-12T10:08:04.742636 image/jpeg 3360 2025-08-12T10:08:04.499658 image/jpeg 10592 2009-09-15T05:02:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 11378 2009-09-15T05:02:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 95112 2025-08-12T10:08:02.611708 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia