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These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially… — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially alike. As soon as there is life there is danger.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
1864
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The presentThe human condition
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1864
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Public and Private Education." 27 Nov. 1864, Boston, MA, USA.

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