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direction are matched by those in the other. 

 Both parts are retained and none is elimi- 

 nated. Every complex organism has the same 

 equilibrium that is maintained in the undif- 

 ferentiated unicellular organism, but to gain 

 its complexity it moves out in both directions 

 and utilizes here what is a waste product 

 there. These are the complementary differen- 

 tiations which add to the natural characters. 

 The elimination of differentiations, that is, of 

 those which end in the rejection of one part, 

 is a backward step tending to restore the 

 original neutrality. Such an elimination fails 

 to fulfil the conditions of growth and throws 

 organisms back to their neutral beginnings. 

 Struggling organisms acquire an independence 

 which aids in survival, but it is at the expense 

 of the differentiations that make for progress. 

 The cause of progress lies in the increase 

 of energy which prosperity creates, and not 

 in the eliminations due to adverse conditions. 

 Remove the surplus and there is no progress ; 

 restore it and there is no elimination. The 

 changes that make for progress are emotional 

 and do not destroy, but reduce and allow 



