[Footnote 686: If he set out to contend, etc. In contention, Emerson h… — Essays

Essays — Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Footnote 686: If he set out to contend, etc. In contention, Emerson holds, the best men would lose their characteristic virtues, --the fearless apostle Paul, his devotion to truth; the gentle disciple John, his loving charity.]

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