Emerson

In his essay, Emerson suggests that it takes he or she to understand him or herself to be successful. Emerson was one of the leading transcendentalists; therefore he believed that in order to understand God and yourself was to understand nature since he believed that nature was directly connected to God also to oneself. Emerson, like many other transcendentalists do, believed that government does not affect individuals.
I do not agree with Emerson with how he thinks that government does not affect individuals or shouldn't have any effects on individuals. Because in order for individuals to live peacefully in this society requires some rules which government provides.
It is not easy for individuals to make a firm connection between God, nature, and individuals. And even if people make the connection, it is hard to be completely independent from the government.