New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-06-03
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NAN THE REFoRHER.
/. LECTURE. BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON

, 90, a, drink nor wear aor touch am food or zsoriC
which do 40, know be innocent or dcal WIN any -
vboso oe manner of life IS clear and rational W '
sand still. Whose is SO? Not rl1c; not tiihe -. ..'
B, think VIC must clear ourselves each one ~ .s
ea,,oa wheher have earned our bread 'o-o"s ,es
Sear.y contribution of energies to the c"Hl9'
and we must NOT cease tend 10 the corrsl''J-
aayran, wrongs, by laying stone arsht 80 ; .
Bu, the idea which begins 10 as''de s -
wider scope than daily eupIcyrnen''' ou' i
she institutions Of property W are - -
I'D cc. and explore their foundations 81 our on ma
sr we are 10 that the world not only httcd the or
, b, Gts US am clear ourselves o. every which
b.s no, It's roots mind. What nau born tor
s,, 10 be Rcfor1ner Re-uahcr Of what has made
renouRccr of hes OF truth and good initiating
that great Nature which embosoms all and which sleeps
ND old past, but every hour repairs himself
yielding every morning day, and with ever 3usa-
bon life Let him everything which L not
him and put all his practices back on Their hrst
hougts, AID do nothing for which re has not the whole
world for his II there Inconvenience and what
Is called The way. because haze oneraed and
MANNED ourselves vet would be like dying OF perfumes 70
nk the cort reattach the deeds Of evey day 20 TIC
holy and rnvrterious OF life.
The power which spring and regulator IN n.
EFFORTS of reform faith in Mantle conviction that there
infinite worihness in in which will appear at the ca!
Of worth, and that all particular reforms the removing OF
iupcdRcnt l. it the highest duty that man should
be bonoed us7 ought allow any man because ae
has broad lands feel that he is rich in my presence
ought make nm feel mat 40 "tiout E1i9 l''N
bough-nc,her by comfort, neither by pride
aid though Tennilcss ard receiving bread from
him. that he the 9oo beside Ans it. at the same
time child discovers sentiment OF Pety, o.
ustcr way Of thinking than mine ought to confess 1t ny
my respect and obedience though go TO alter NY whole
way of lie.
The Americans haze many virtues but they have not
Faith and Hope. | know words whose meaning j.
los, sight Of We these words as II they were a.
ssolctc Il, Seah and Amen And yet they have tho broad
meaning aad the cogcnt application TO Boston IN
lSil. The Americans have no faith They rely on thc
power of dollar they deaf sentiment They think
YOU L;y tall, the north wind down easily raise society
and class ahlcss than the scholars or intellectual
Now if talk with a sincere wise man ana my trend
with poet; with conscientious youth whe is still under the
dominion of his wild thoughts and yet harnesscd in
the of society drag with all in tho Of
see &C Acc how Par l. all this generation OF unbelleTer
and what house OF cards their institutions are and
what brave what great thought executed might
effect that the of the dstrst Of the practical
IL all theory is his inability perceive the means
whereby work Look he says the tools with which
this world of yours is to he built. As We cannot make
planet with atmosphere rivers and forests by o; the
best carpenters engineers tools with chemists laboa-
tory aud smiths forge bootso neither con
that heavenly society you pirate Of of foolish sick
selhs. and women S.ch know heH TO be Bat
the believer only behods his heaven be possible but
ALREADY begin cxSt-but by the materials
ic but hy TRANSPORTED and raised above
themselves by the power of principles To principles
shiIg else possible that ranscends all the power OF
pesiicnts.
Every great and commanding in the annals OF the
world j, the triumph ct some enhuslasm The victories OF
ehc Arabs after Mahomc,, who, in few yeas. from small
and mean beginning established larger empire than That OF
Rouc, is example. They did they knew what The
naked Derar horScd idea, found ovcraatch
for troop OF Ronan cavalry The fought like men,
and conquered : Roman men They were miscrlhy
squippch, nsera5ly fed They Temperance troops
There neither brandy flesh needed feed them
They conquered ASIA and Africa and Spain on barley The
Caph Omars walking stick struck more terror into those
uho than another mans sword His die, was barley
bread his salt; and ofcnmes BY way of ab-
atnence ne ate ms bread without salt His drink was water
His pa,tee built OF mud; and when lie left Medina t.
20 20 the conquest OF Jerusalem he rode red camel
with wo'den platter hanging his saddle with bottle of
and sacks holding barley and the other dried
fruits
Blu, there will dawn long politics, modes
Of living, nob!er morning than that Arabian faith the
sentiment Of love. This is the remedy for al ills the
Panacca of We must be lovers and instantly the
poss;bc becomes possible -Four age and history Cor these
thousand years has been the history OF kindness but o
slihncss. Oar dsirusi very expensive The money
spcnd fer aud prisons very i'll laid We make
By dist,ust the thief and burglar and ncendiaIy, ard by
and jn keep him An acceptance OF the
sentiment of love throughout Christcndon for season would
bring the ic"n and the outcas, side IN tears with the
devotion OF his faculties service See this wide society
q aboring men and We allow ourselves 10 be
scsvcd by them We live apart from them, and meet them
Nlanou S'utc III WI not tipl! talents
rco'ce IN their good fortune, foster their hopes.
IN he assembly OF the people for what dear
Thus we enact the part of the selfish noble and king from
she foundation ot the world See this tree awavs
h' In every household the peace OF pair poisoned BY
shc malice. syncsS, Incidence, and alienation o dorsiics
let any and observe how soon their CON
vcrsation the troubles from their h-l, a, cur
phrase In every knot Of aburcr Ike rich man does not
sel himself among hs f-icnds-and the polls he ind,
them arraycd distirc; OF osi,ion to HIM We
complain that the politics of of the people are
etten controlled by signing and led in opposition
manifest justice and the common al and their in
tcrc But the people do wish be represented ruled
BY the gnorn, and base They only for these because
sacy were asked with the vecc and scmbancc Of kindness
They VIII not vote or them long. They inevitably prefer
VII and prohlty To use Egyptian metaphor ii no,
their Will Tor any long time the nails Of wild beasts
aad To depess the heads OF the sacred birds lie,
soctinns How Out fellows: ii would operate day
n creates, Of all revon,ons better to work on n,ti-
tu:'oS BY the sun than by the wEd The state must
ssacr the poor na" and all voices speak him
Every child that Is born have JUS; chance for his
bread Let tbs incoraon our laws of propery proceed