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EMERSON, RALPH WALDO (1803-1882)
From: Young Students Learning Library
Date: 19960101
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The philosophy of Ralph Waldo Emerson expressed many of the finest
ideas of early America. He taught that ``God is in every man'' and
in all natural things. He believed that every person should follow
his own conscience, even if his ideas did not agree with those of
other people or the rules of society. A person could find inner peace
and live an honest life only by complete self-reliance. Emerson thought
that a person could best experience the presence of God within himself
when he was alone and close to nature. He also felt God revealed himself
in nature and that people ...
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