Ralph Waldo Emerson : a Memorial Address, Delivered On Sunday Evening, April 30th, 1882
The book Ralph Waldo Emerson : a Memorial Address, Delivered On Sunday Evening, April 30th, 1882 was written by author Ames, Charles Gordon, 1828-1912 Here you can read free online of Ralph Waldo Emerson : a Memorial Address, Delivered On Sunday Evening, April 30th, 1882 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Ralph Waldo Emerson : a Memorial Address, Delivered On Sunday Evening, April 30th, 1882 a good or bad book?
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In some grave crisis, he could deal a practical blow ; but he saw that, as the church often misrepresents religion, so reformers often misrepresent reform. He sharply criticised their noisy methods and told them to their faces that no good could come from foaming at the mouth. As he looked behind good .institutions to find religion and virtue, so he looked behind bad ones to find injustice and vice. " "What we call our root-and- branch reforms of slavery, war, gambling, intemper- ance, is only ...medicating the symptoms. We must begin higher up, namely in education." He was not so shallow as to depend on books and schooling for regenerating men ; he trusts only and always to the 14 RALPH WALDO EMERSON. developement of moral and Bpiritual qualities. The world will come right when men come right,, not be- fore. There will be drunkenness till the prohibitory, law is written on the hea,rt : sexual disorder till fri- volity is displaced by thought ; slavery till you and I are too unselfish to abuse our power over others.
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