"Most of the things we decide are not what we know to be the best. We say yes, merely because we are driven into a corner and must do so." Frank Crane has captured the concept that society drives its members to form decisions that coincide with its beliefs, rather than to formulate self-governed thoughts. Since the dawn of civilization, there has been an ongoing conflict between the influences of society and ones own individualism. A selection by Ralph Waldo Emerson entitled "Self-Reliance" reflects upon this social polarity. Emerson's writing imp
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