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It is easier to see that a greater selfreliance , -a new respect for the divinity of man , -must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men ; in their religion ; in their education ; in their pursuits ; their modes of ...
It is easier to see that a greater selfreliance , -a new respect for the divinity of man , -must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men ; in their religion ; in their education ; in their pursuits ; their modes of ...
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... to the circumnavigation of the globe , for Self- the purposes of art , of study , and Reliance benevolence , so that the man is first domesticated , or does not go abroad with the hope of finding somewhat greater than he knows .
... to the circumnavigation of the globe , for Self- the purposes of art , of study , and Reliance benevolence , so that the man is first domesticated , or does not go abroad with the hope of finding somewhat greater than he knows .
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No greater men are now than ever were . A singular equality may be observed between the great men of the first and of the last ages ; nor can all the science , art , religion and philosophy of the Nineteenth Century avail to educate ...
No greater men are now than ever were . A singular equality may be observed between the great men of the first and of the last ages ; nor can all the science , art , religion and philosophy of the Nineteenth Century avail to educate ...
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Nineteenth Century avail to educate greater men than Plutarch's heroes , Self- three or four centuries ago . Not in Reliance time is the race progressive . Phocion , Socrates , Anaxagoras , Diogenes , are great men , but they leave no ...
Nineteenth Century avail to educate greater men than Plutarch's heroes , Self- three or four centuries ago . Not in Reliance time is the race progressive . Phocion , Socrates , Anaxagoras , Diogenes , are great men , but they leave no ...
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The political parties meet in numerous conventions ; the greater the concourse , and with each new uproar of announcement , The delegation from Essex ! The Democrats from New Hampshire ! The Whigs of Maine ! the young patriot feels ...
The political parties meet in numerous conventions ; the greater the concourse , and with each new uproar of announcement , The delegation from Essex ! The Democrats from New Hampshire ! The Whigs of Maine ! the young patriot feels ...
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| Title | The Essay on Self-reliance |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | The Roycrofters, 1908 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 8 Dec 2015 |
| Length | 82 pages |
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