Transcendentalism is a philosophy of individualism and self-reliance. It was very popular in New England in the 1830's. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau had both similar and different ideas on Transcendentalism. On the issue of individuality they agree. Emerson says "insist on yourself; never imitate"("Maxims"205). Thoreau says, "Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect"("Civil Disobedience"224). The issue they disagree on is their thoughts o

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