Self Reliance and Other Essays

“Isolation must precede true society.” What kind of isolation does Emerson preach?

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Emerson preaches spiritual elevation....

But your isolation must not be mechanical, but spiritual, that is, must be elevation. At times the whole world seems to be in conspiracy to importune you with emphatic trifles.

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Self Reliance