There is always a certain meanness in the argument of conservatism, joined with a certain superiority in its fact.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Conservative

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Conservatism Politics

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The Conservative

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1841 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United States

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Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The Conservative." 9 Dec. 1841, Masonic Temple, Boston, MA, USA.

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Another quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Men grind and grind in the mill of a truism, and nothing comes out but what was put in. But the moment they desert the tradition for a spontaneous thought, then poetry, wit, hope, virtue, learning, anecdote, all flock to their aid.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Literary Ethics

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Originality

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
Literary Ethics
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1838 1830s 19th century
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Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Literary Ethics." 24 July 1838, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.

Another quote from the 1840s

If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating, as possibility!

Soren Kierkegaard

Either Or

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Possibility Anticipation Imagination

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Soren Kierkegaard
Source
Either Or
Language
Danish
Time
1843 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Kierkegaard, Soren [published as Victor Eremita]. Enten-Eller [Either/Or]. Vol. 1, Copenhagen: University bookshop, 1843.

Current Citation

Kierkegaard, Soren. Either/Or: A Fragment of Life, translated by Alistair Hanny. Penguin Classics, 1992, pt. 1.

Another quote about Politics

A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Riots Political unrest Politics

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Source
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
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Citation

King Martin Luther, Jr. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Harper & Row, 1967, ch. 4.