... writer, philosopher and transcendentalist, was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on July 12, 1817. His friend and fellow author Ralph Waldo Emerson spoke of Thoreau's character saying, "He was bred to no profession; he never married; he lived alone; he never went to church; he never voted; he refused to ... got out of its way. It does not keep the country free. It does not settle the West. It does not educate. The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and it would have done somewhat more, if the government had not sometimes ... , "Witness the ...

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... predestined to lives of domestic servitude. Women universally agreed to this inferior status with a commitment to achieve, preserve and insure domesticity and harmony for all. In nineteenth century America, small groups of Americans were involved in great conflicts and arguments in regards to the inhumane treatment of many ... elected to Congress as a Representative. "Although he paid lip-service to a firm belief in the equality of the sexes, it was not in his character to treat his wife as a partner with rights equal to his own" (Wade 5). Mrs. Fuller was very happy to be wife and mother...

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