... based on majoritarian politics, people should stop being involved in politics. Thoreau and Socrates both agree that it is not possible for justice to exist in the political world. Both of these intellectuals give very persuasive arguments, but Socrates is a bit harsher in his critique. In The Apology, Plato writes: On this occasion I was the only member ... group, not the most virtuous or thoughtful. A government founded on this principle cannot be based on justice. As one reads Thoreau's essay, one has a better understanding of how immutable the tension between politics and justice is....

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... God is the fountain. These are but drops, but God is the ocean." 7: Serious and Persuasive Tone: Another feature of literary works of Puritan Age was the serious and persuasive tone pervading in most of the works. The religious nature of work compelled the writers to employ the serious and persuasive tone to get their message through. Question No. 2: Explain the following lines (taken from " ... present, above time. This should be plain enough." Answer: REFERENCE: These lines are taken from the Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essay "Self- Reliance". CONTEXT: Ralph Waldo Emerson is the greates...

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