... Pioneers, Natty Bumpo states,I may say not guilty with a clean conscience, for there's no guilt in doing what's right.? Natty Bumpo was Cooper's vision of a man who had spent his life embracing his individuality and living by his own creed of morality, a theme that would continue to be reflected in the literature of this new nation. Where Cooper struggled with his ... center. (556).? In 1787 James Madison echoed Emerson's thoughts on self-reliance in his contribution to The Federalist, as part of the collective works ofPublius,? consisting of the three politicians: Alexander Hamilton, J...

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