Who said “Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am…”?

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Ralph Waldo Emerson. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceJournals (1822–1863), November 8, 1838

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Emerson, R. W. (n.d.). Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8237-let-me-never-fall-into-the-vulgar-mistake/

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8237-let-me-never-fall-into-the-vulgar-mistake/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8237-let-me-never-fall-into-the-vulgar-mistake/.

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