Ralph Waldo Emerson
... ” In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay “The Young American”, he said: “It seems so easy for America to inspire and express the most expansive and humane spirit; new-born, free, healthful, the land of the laborer, of the democrat, of the philanthropist, of the believer, of the saint. ... ” (Ralph Waldo Emerson “The Young American” p. ... Emerson knew that this transformation would be impossible without some form of education. ... Emerson was convinced “that every American should be educated with a view to the values of land”(Ralph Waldo Emerson “The Young American” p. ... ” In the essay “The Young American” Emerson stresses the importance of a relationship with nature. ... ”(Ralph Waldo Emerson “The Young American” p. ... Emerson adds “An unlooked for consequence of the railroad, is the increased acquaitance it has given the American people with the boundless resources of their own soil.