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It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion. It is easy in solitude to live after our own. But the great person is one who in the midst of a crowd can perfectly maintain the independence of solitude.

Think for yourself September 6, 2022 “It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion. It is easy in solitude to live after our own. But the great person is one who in the midst of a crowd can perfectly maintain the independence of solitude.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Is it possible to think for ourselves? Or Is everything we think just a remix of what we’ve consumed? The transcendentalist philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson , believes that everyone has the ability to think independently, and that it’s the best way to live. In the following dialogue, I talk to Emerson about the challenges a

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