 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....  Essays: First Series - Page 46by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 290 pagesFull view - About this book
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