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but hollow structure of dogmatism and formalism. He 
sets himself deliberately to efface from his mind all the learning 
of the ages, all long-stored traditions, and all the accepted 
rules of thought ; it is a final and supreme rejection of ortho- 
doxy. To him only three discoveries made by man were 
of importance, — the existence of the soul, the idea of im- 
mortality, and the idea of deity. 
Constantly throughout “ The Story of my Heart,” Jefferies 
has his social ideal in view, and urges the application of his 
teaching to the future good of the race. He lays great 
emphasis on the duty of the individual to the common fellow- 
ship of humanity. He possessed a boundless belief in the 
possibilities of the race ; any change for the better must 
come through ourselves, and we must change our whole mode 
of thought. Jefferies taught that everyone should do some- 
thing to forward the future ideal. To the social reformer 
he is a source of continual inspiration and courage, for he 
lifts all movements for reform and improvement above the 
narrow limits of party interests, and shews them to be at 
one with the mighty irresistible tide of progress which flows 
through all the ages. 
