Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own min… - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (25 May 1803 – 27 April 1882) was an American philosopher, essayist, and poet.

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Alternative Names: R. W. Emerson • Waldo Emerson

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