Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater.... Ralph Waldo Emerson: Philosopher and Poet - Page 175by Alfred Hudson Guernsey - 1881 - 327 pagesFull view - About this book
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