Only insofar as we ahead of ourselves, insofar as we organize potentialities in ourselves, which represent more than we are at present and from which we look back at ourselves as we are at present, can we be said to have a conscience.
自分自身を超え、また、自らの中にある、現時点の自分自身以上のものを示し、かつ現時点の自分自身を振り返る基盤となる可能性を体系化した場合にのみ、良心を持っているといえるのである。