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S E L F - R E L I A N C E E S S A Y “A political victory, a rise of rents, the recovery of your sick, or the return of your absent friend, or some other favorable event, raises your spirits, and you think good days are preparing for you. Do not believe it. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.” …

…would be different today. Things such as the law, government, relationships, and families could be changed to a point beyond recognition. Who knows, our country might not have even existed to this point. I think a reasonable solution to this essay is compromise. A little bit of conformatism, and a little bit of individualism—because even though someone might have great convictions and beliefs, that doesn’t always mean that they are right. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**