Power is in nature the essential measure of right. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emers…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Power is in nature the essential measure of right. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2009). The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, p.144, Modern Library
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Power is in nature the essential measure of right. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2009). The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, p.144, Modern Library

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