J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

consciences

con·​science ˈkän(t)-shən(t)s 
Noun
1
a
the sense or consciousness of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one's own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to do right or be good
She had a guilty conscience.
b
a faculty, power, or principle enjoining good acts
guided by conscience
c
the part of the superego in psychoanalysis that transmits commands and admonitions to the ego
2
conformity to what one considers to be correct, right, or morally good CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
3
sensitive regard for fairness or justice SCRUPLE
a wealthy man with no conscience
4
archaic CONSCIOUSNESS

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