A few days ago
Anonymous

What does this quote mean?

“An institution is the lenghened shadow of one man.” It is from an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson titled “Self Relience”

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A few days ago
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It means that all institutions–government, schools, hospitals, etc.–are simply the result of human thought and effort. In other words, one man leaves behind the long shadow of his achievement in the institutions he founds.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
institutions take away individuality
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