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The essay brims with the American ideals of individualism, hard work, and frank honesty. It includes an enormous number of extremely quotable lines; for instance,\"To be great is to be misunderstood,\" and \"Whoso would be aman must be a nonconformist.\" As a result, this essay has gained a place as one of the most important works in American  \nliterature and an enduring statement of American values. Emerson bases \"Self-Reliance\" on ideas he had been developing in sermons, journals, and lectures for over a decade. The essay speaks authoritatively on the essence and vital importance of self-trust. Its self-assured, confident tone displays Emerson's experience as a preacher and lecturer as well as his deep-seated belief in the fundamental tenets of transcendentalism. Emerson was a key figure in this movement, which emphasized the individual's ability to perceive the divine within oneself and in the natural world. Emerson adheres to an important theme: \"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men,—that is genius.\" Emerson exhorts his audience to listen to their own inner truth and speak and act on it courageously. Indeed, he practices what he preaches by speaking his own inner ideas as universal truth.  \nABOUT THE TITLE  \nThe title \"Self-Reliance\" is a statement of the topic of the essay. The essay defines self-reliance, describes its characteristics, explains its importance, and communicates its effect on the individual and on society.  \na Main Ideas  \n\"Trust Thyself\" and Change the World  \nThe heart of Ralph Waldo Emerson's \"Self-Reliance\" is the exhortation to \"trust thyself,\" a deceptively simple-sounding admonition. Emerson is not advocating for people to listen to their gut feeling when making important decisions. He is not encouraging people to trust their own sense of right and wrong when evaluating a course of action. His concept of self-trust or self-reliance goes well beyond the characterization of truth or  \ngoodness as relative. It is believing that what is true for you is true for all people—your \"latent conviction\" is an essential part of the capital-T Truth. He says, \"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men—that is genius.\"  \nAccording to Emerson, this radical self-trust is the source not only of genius but of greatness and power. A person's greatness flows from the \"perception that the absolutely trustworthy\" is \"seated at their heart,\" he explains. When this absolutely trustworthy is acted upon, power grows. \"With the exercise of self-trust, new powers shall appear,\" he says.  \nFurthermore, self-trust has a revolutionary effect on both the individual and on society. 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