Freedom and justice... raises to life our emotions, hopes, exalted national aspirations, and fine Islamic character and morality, all of which were dead."

After immediately warning against killing these again "through dissipation and carelessness in religion", he predicts that unity, adherence to Islamic morality together with the successful functioning of the constitutional government and genuine practice of the Islamic principle of consultation will result in the Ottoman nation soon "competing neck and neck with the civilized nations." The metaphors for progress he uses in the passage demonstrate his own belief in science and technology.

Bediuzzaman lays great stress on the need to adhere to Islamic morality for true progress and civilization to be achieved, and next voices his constant fear that if Freedom is understood as licence, it will be lost and will result in a return to despotism, "for Freedom flourishes and is realized through the observance of the ordinances and conduct of the Shari'a, and good morals."

Bediuzzaman next warns against acquiring "the sins and evils of civilization" and abandoning its virtues. The Ottomans should imitate the Japanese in taking from Western civilization what will assist them in progress, while preserving their own national customs:

We shall take with pleasure the points of Europe — like technology and industry — that will assist us in progress and civilization. However, ... we shall forbid the sins and evils of civilization from entering the bounds of Freedom and our civilization with the sword of the Shari'a, so that the young people in our civilization will be protected by the pure, cold spring of life of the Shari'a. We must imitate the Japanese in acquiring civilization, for in taking only the virtues of civilization from Europe they preserved their national customs, which are the leaven of every nation's continuance. Since our national customs grew up within Islam, they should be clung on to in two respects.

By contrasting conditions under the old and new regimes, he goes on to describe five indestructible truths on which Freedom will be established. They are as follows: the First Truth is unity, the Second, science, learning, and civilization. The Third Truth is a new generation of able and enlightened men to lead and administer the nation. Bediuzzaman describes how with "the rain of Freedom", the abilities and potentialities of everyone, even common villagers, will develop and be expanded so that "the vigorous field of Asia and Rumelia well produce the crops" of the brilliant and superior men so badly needed. "And the East will be to the West what