Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotation, "The Guiding Star..." With a First Edition of Fortune of the Republic
by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Autograph Quotation, unsigned, entirely in Emerson's hand: "The guiding star to the arrangement and use of facts, is in your leading thought." 5" x 8" inches, minor blemishes, lower edge ragged. on the verso an address panel in another hand: Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Concord, Mass. Undated. Recently found in a Victorian album in England. This famous quotation is found in Emerson's Fortune of the Republic: "...The end of all political struggle, is, to establish morality as the basis of all legislation. 'Tis not free institutions, 'tis not a republic, 'tis not a democracy, that is the end, -- no, but only teh means: morality is the object of government. We want a state of things in which crime will not pay, a state of things iwhich allows every man the largest liberty compatible with the liberty of every other man. The guiding star to the arrangement and use of facts, is in your leading thought. You will have to come to the perception that justice satisfies everybody, and justice alone. You will stand there for vast interests; North and South, East and West will be present to your mind, and your vote will be as if they voted. ..." Emerson is speaking of slavery and the Civil War, and the moral issues which have arisen.
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- Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotation, "The Guiding Star..." With a First Edition of Fortune of the Republic
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- Emerson, Ralph Waldo
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For over 30 years, we have served a clientele of collectors, private institutions, universities, and public libraries in acquisition and collection development. We are members of ILAB, ABAA, and PADA, and have furnished collections around the world with rare and unique material; from the personal letters of literary greats to first edition Journals of Congress to unique pamphlets from the civil rights era. We strive to find archives and original early printed material that can fill gaps in existing institutional holdings; the kind of material that can bring new perspectives to the traditionally disregarded voices of indigiouneous peoples, women, and African-Americans.
We pride ourselves on the ability to track down the rarest and most interesting material for our client's collections. The partnerships we form with libraries, institutions, and personal collectors begin with a phone call or an email and last for decades. We offer an unconditional guarantee for each item's authenticity and completeness.
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- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.