Emerson Reading Post #2

Ralph Waldo Emerson “Self Reliance” p. 18

Another quote I likes from Emerson’s piece was when he said, “Must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness”. This shows that Emerson was not preaching for all people to be perfect (unlike many other religions). Emerson was advising people to figure out for themselves what they think is right and how they should go about their ways. He doesn’t want society to scare people from doing things just because that is the opinion of the populous.