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Which 1841 essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson argues that individuals should avoid social conformity and instead trust their own instincts and ideas?

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Self-Reliance

This essay is a cornerstone of the Transcendentalist movement and a definitive statement on American individualism. It contains the famous line, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."

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