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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Essay: ‘Self-Reliance’
Emerson’s essay lauded man’s excellence, and lamented his mediocrity. At about 10,000 words, it’s groundbreaking in ambition and sweep. Emerson argues that once man has grounded himself in God (he uses the word “God” nearly two dozen times) his conscience,…
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