...bear, but to be reckoned in the gross, in the hundred, or the thousand, of the party, the section to which we belong; and our opinion predicted geographically,...south ? Not so, brothers and friends, — please God, our» shall not be so: we will walk on our own feet; we will work with our own hands; we will speak...

...convictions of right and duty, as Emerson would have him be. For was it not Emerson who exclaimed: "We will walk on our own feet; we will work with our own hands ; we will speak our own minds"? Taking a hint from the whimsies of my archaic philosopher, Mr. Chairman, I shall begin by a repudiation...

...seriously 1837. and with dignity that they must no longer listen to "the courtly muses of Europe." "We will walk on our own feet ; we will work with our own hands ; we will speak our own minds," said Emerson. These last words were the keynote of his message to the world. Whoever listens may hear...

...courtly muses of Europe," but " plant himself on his own instincts," and be himself, not a copy. " We will walk on our own feet ; we will work with our own hands ; we will speak our own minds." THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR AN ORATION DELIVERED BEFORE THE PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY, AT CAMBRIDGE, AUGUST 31, 1837...

...seriously 1837. and with dignity that they must no longer listen to " the courtly muses of Europe." "We will walk on our own feet ; we will work with our own hands ; we will speak our own minds," said Emerson. These last words were the keynote of his message to the world. Whoever listens may hear...

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...matters certainly, we do well to follow Emerson, who, when addressing his fellow citizens, declared : ' We will walk on our own feet ; we will work with our own hands, and we will speak our own minds.' Still, the example of Germany and the detailed information which...

...bear; but to be reckoned in the gross, in the hundred, or the thousand, of the party, the section, to which we belong; and our opinion predicted geographically,...letters shall be no longer a name for pity, for doubt, and for sensual indulgence. The dread of man and the love of man shall be a wall of defence and a wreath...

...reckoned in the gross, in the hundred, or the thousand, of the party, the section, to which we bekmg; and our opinion predicted geographically, as the north,...letters shall be no longer a name for pity, for doubt, and for sensual indulgence. The dread of man and the love of man shall be a wall of defence and a wreath...

...on his instincts, and there abide, the huge world will come round to him. Brothers and friends — we will walk on our own feet; we will work with our own hands; we will speak our own minds." It is now seventy years since those words were first spoken. They were revolutionary for all time,...