The key to the period appeared to be that the mind had become aware of itself. Men grew reflective and intellectual. There was a new consciousness. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

The key to the period appeared to be that the mind had become aware of itself. Men grew reflective and intellectual. There was a new consciousness.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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