Against the general state of intellectualism and spirituality in late 1820s and 1830s, the core belief of transcendentalism is the inherent power of people. Transcendentalists emphasize subjective intuition over objective empiricism, and believe we are in charge of our lives. George Putnam, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Frederic Henry Hedge, and so on are the representatives of transcendentalism. So let's know better about this theory by reading transcendentalism quotes from great transcendentalists.
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