If there is one part of Emerson's philosophy that I subscribe to the most, it is this idea. Few people actually follow their own ideas and decide for themselves what is good and bad, right and wrong, lawful and tyrannical. Most people are like sheep intellectually; who follow the rest of the herd no matter where it goes and what it does. When they are in the herd there is no thought of examining what …showed first 75 words of 688 total…

…showed last 75 words of 688 total…be men. Emerson's message hasn't fallen completely on deaf ears for some of us are men and think for ourselves. Unfortunately the majority of people are still sheep constantly looking for a shepherd to guide them. So until the majority of people have given up being part of the herd, we men must watch out for ourselves, we must continue to resist the shepherds call, as to become a sheep is as good as death.