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Politics (essay)
"Politics" is an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is part of his ''Essays: Second Series'', published in 1844. A premier philosopher, poet and leader of American transcendentalism, he used this essay to belie his feelings on government, specifically American government. His impact on New England thought and his views on pragmatism influenced the likes of Henry David Thoreau, Orestes Brownson, and Frederich Nietzsche, among others.
== Summary ==
Although not viewed as his most important essay in the second series, Emerson’s views on politics championed democracy and individualism, two ideas that are viewed today as undoubtedly American. By 1844, Emerson, then 41, had moved into a pragmatic balance of skepticism and idealism, happily providing him with “a way to dream as well as a way to live”.〔Spiller, Robert E., J. Lyndon Shanley, Floyd Stovall, Leon Howard. ''Four Makers of the American Mind: Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, and Melville''. Durham, S.C. Duke University Press, 1976: 19.〕 A quintessential American voice, Emerson believed that civilization was only beginning and could reach unfathomable places through moral force and creative intelligence.〔Beard, Charles A. and Mary R. ''The American Spirit: A Study of the Idea of Civilization in the United States''. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1942: 188-89.〕 This alone is not a reason to blindly follow the footsteps before us. Remember, he says, “The law is just a memorandum.” This gives rise to the most popular quote in this essay: “The less government we have the better.”
Emerson believed that an ideal government, aside from a nonexistent one dissolved when improvements in human character through love and wisdom could abolish the state,〔Padover, Saul K. ''The Genius of America: Men Whose Ideas Shaped Our Civilization''. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1960. 191-93.〕 was one that advocated for the growth of the individual, and be able to protect one’s individual rights. The individual would only be ready for democracy when they had become completely independent and self-reliant. Then the abolishment of government could be achieved. The intelligence needed from each individual would triumph over business interests and politics, because the mind is the richest asset you can have.〔Leverenz, David. ("The Politics of Emerson’s Man-Making Words2 ). ''PLMA'', Vol. 101, No. 1 (January 1986), 38-56. 〕
Emerson also questioned property rights in Politics, noting that they are built not on democracy, but instead on owning. Believing that “property will always follow persons," Emerson believed personal rights were much more important than property rights.
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