Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803 – 1882
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was a famous writer, orator, and abolitionist. He studied at Harvard Divinity School but made his living as a school master and then as a popular lecturer. He founded the philosophy of transcendentalism.
Bio
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Colonies, Slavery & Abolition
Emerson on the right of self-ownership of slaves to themselves and to their labor (1863)
Odds & Ends
Emerson on selecting the right gift to give at Christmas and New Year (1844)