Men are conservatives when they are least vigorous, or when they are m…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Men are conservatives when they are least vigorous, or when they are most luxurious. They are conservatives after dinner, or before taking their rest; when they are sick or aged. In the morning, or when their intellect or their conscience has been aroused, when they hear music, or when they read poetry, they are radicals. ✨ Essays, Second Series New England Reformers (1844)
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