The evils of popular government appear greater than they are; there is compensation for them in spirit and energy it awakens.


The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations... (ed. 1882)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The evils of popular government appear greater than they are; there is compensation for them in spirit and energy it awakens.

The evils of popular government appear greater than they are; there is compensation for them in spirit and energy it awakens.

The evils of popular government appear greater than they are; there is compensation for them in spirit and energy it awakens.

The evils of popular government appear greater than they are; there is compensation for them in spirit and energy it awakens.