Ralph Waldo Emerson: Literature is the effort of man to indemnify himself for the wrongs of his condition.

Literature is the effort of man to indemnify himself for the wrongs of his condi — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Literature is the effort of man to indemnify himself for the wrongs of his condition.

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