Quote#Politics & Power
All the meanness of my progenitors shall not bereave me of the power…
Quote byRalph Waldo Emerson · 1803–1882
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Conservative (1841).
English (original)
All the meanness of my progenitors shall not bereave me of the power to make this hour and company fair and fortunate. Whatsoever streams of power and commodity flow to me, shall of me acquire healing virtue, and become fountains of safety.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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