Confucius emphasized morality, "the proprieties" - correctness of social relationships - as well as justice and sincerity. A major goal of his conversations was to get his disciples to think deeply fo
Very similar in style to Walden, and in fact written while he stayed at Walden Pond, this account chronicles Thoreau's 1830 boat trip. In it, he weaves together travel writing, essays on religion, his
The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles, written between 1787 and 1788, advocating for the ratification of the United States Constitution. They serve as a primary source for interpretation o
