{"product_id":"heroism-ralph-waldo-emerson-9781646795154","title":"Heroism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common, the heroic.\" -Ralph Waldo Emerson, Heroism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his essay on Heroism (1841), Emerson maintains that true heroism is the product of balanced minds, a condition that he believed has not been present since the days of the Roman Empire. It consists, the author believed, of self-confidence and persistence and a willingness to stand up to popular opinion. For Emerson, it requires the courage to \"stand up to the mob by the absolute truth of his speech and the rectitude of his behavior.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph Waldo Emerson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646795156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646795154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.06d","brand":"Ralph Waldo Emerson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717767065855,"sku":"9781646795154","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38a48a3b-c751-41f0-b82c-8b3efda80b31.jpg?v=1705689402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heroism-ralph-waldo-emerson-9781646795154","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}