Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson,

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “When you strike at a king, you must kill him.”

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (more quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson or books by/about Ralph Waldo Emerson)

(1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, and poet

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Emerson's reply to undergraduate at Harvard, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s essay critical of the philosopher Plato.
Elizabeth S. Sergeant, Fire under the Andes (Port Washington: Kennikat Press, 1927), p. 315.

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Power, Monarchy, Revolt, Dissent, Tyranny

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By:	Ralph Waldo Emerson (more quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson or books by/about Ralph Waldo Emerson)
	(1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, and poet
Source:	Emerson's reply to undergraduate at Harvard, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s essay critical of the philosopher Plato. Elizabeth S. Sergeant, Fire under the Andes (Port Washington: Kennikat Press, 1927), p. 315.
Categories:	Power, Monarchy, Revolt, Dissent, Tyranny
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