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"Self-Reliance, by The Man Whose Mother Did His Laundry And Brought Him Sandwiches Every Day On Walden Pond."

• adregan 4y ago
  I believe you are thinking of Henry David Thoreau, the author of _Walden_ and a friend of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the author of the linked "Self Reliance."
  • danaris 4y ago
    Hoooly crap, whoops! I always get those two mixed up. My apologies.
    • j4pe 4y ago
      You may enjoy HN darling(?) Pinboard's 2013 talk on Thoreau and his phoniness: (https://idlewords.com/talks/thoreau_2.0.htm https://idlewords.com/talks/thoreau_2.0.htm)
• meany 4y ago
  I think you maybe confusing Emerson and Thoreau?