Politics

"The theory of politics, which has possessed the mind of men, and which they have expressed the best they could in their laws and in their revolutions, considers persons and property as the two objects for whose protection government exists."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Politics (1844)

Politics (1844), by Ralph Waldo Emerson details the author's views of the transitory nature of political institutions. Emerson's approach to politics championed democracy and individualism, Moreover, as a consequence of his transcendental beliefs, Emerson argued that the role of government would diminish as man's character evolves.

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Politics

"The theory of politics, which has possessed the mind of men, and which they have expressed the best they could in their laws and in their revolutions, considers persons and property as the two objects for whose protection government exists."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Politics (1844)

Politics (1844), by Ralph Waldo Emerson details the author's views of the transitory nature of political institutions. Emerson's approach to politics championed democracy and individualism, Moreover, as a consequence of his transcendental beliefs, Emerson argued that the role of government would diminish as man's character evolves.

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Politics

Politics

by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Politics

Politics

by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"The theory of politics, which has possessed the mind of men, and which they have expressed the best they could in their laws and in their revolutions, considers persons and property as the two objects for whose protection government exists."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Politics (1844)

Politics (1844), by Ralph Waldo Emerson details the author's views of the transitory nature of political institutions. Emerson's approach to politics championed democracy and individualism, Moreover, as a consequence of his transcendental beliefs, Emerson argued that the role of government would diminish as man's character evolves.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781646795086
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Publication date: 01/01/1900
Pages: 26
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.06(d)

About the Author

RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803-1882) was an American poet and essayist. Universally known as the Sage of Concord, Emerson established himself as a leading spokesman of transcendentalism and as a major figure in American literature. His additional works include a series of lectures published as Representative Men (1850), The Conduct of Life (1860), and Society and Solitude (1870).
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