Tact

Tact

by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tact is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. The essays explore the nature of tact, the importance of individuality, and the challenges of living in a society that often stifles creativity and free thought.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist and poet who led the transcendentalist movem...

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