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EMERSON, RALPH WALDO
1803–1882
Self-Reliance (The Vow of Non-Assignment)
Emerson: do not wait for the great man; the great work is yours, now, without permission. CoCA's Vow of Non-Assignment (§2.1.5) — I will not wait for assignment, I will find the necessary work — is Emerson without the New England weather. The artist does not wait to be commissioned. The artist commissions themselves and submits the receipt to the GAI.