"Expediency of literature, reason of literature, lawfulness..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Expediency of literature, reason of literature, lawfulness of writing down a thought, is questioned; much is to say on both sides,and, while the fight waxes hot, thou, dearest scholar, stick to thy foolish task, add a line every hour, and between whiles add a line.
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