When he died, Emerson was thought of as the representative American writer par excellence, and...#Howard Mumford Jones
Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism...#Howard Mumford Jones
Emerson was the chief figure in the American transcendental movement, a fact that complicates all...#Howard Mumford Jones
Emerson then incarnated the moral optimism, the progress, and the energy of the American spirit.#Howard Mumford Jones
