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About Ralph Waldo Emerson
American essayist and poet of the 19th century, Emerson is best known for his transcendentalist philosophy and influential lectures on self-reliance and individualism. His works, including "Self-Reliance" and "Nature," championed intuition, personal experience, and the inherent goodness of humanity.
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- “To stand in true relations with men in a false age is worth a fit of insanity, is it not?”Ralph Waldo Emerson
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- “Revolutions go not backward.”Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”Ralph Waldo Emerson
Explore Peace
- “We want the world our children inherit to be defined by the values enshrined in the U.N. Charter: peace, just…”Antonio Guterres
- “I am optimistic that peace can be achieved in the region because I believe that every society on earth can be…”Natan Sharansky
- “If you really want peace in any world you have to learn to say nothing.”Anne Rice
War: more sayings
- “In the extremity of war, character is revealed.”George Packer
- “What they could do with 'round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over…”Bertolt Brecht
- “In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly did precisely that…”Hugo Black
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Books by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essays: First Series
Includes Self-Reliance.