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name: "Whitman: \"I felt down in my soul the clear and unmistakable conviction to disobey all\""
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date: 2026-05-13
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link: https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/05/13/whitman-emerson-criticism/
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linkText: "themarginalian.org"
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source: "The Marginalian"
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topics:
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- quotes
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tags: [quote, whitman, creativity]
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description: "Whitman's resolve in the face of Emerson's critique of Leaves of Grass — surfaced in a Maria Popova essay on creative confidence."
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> I felt down in my soul the clear and unmistakable conviction to disobey all, and pursue my own way.
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— Walt Whitman, recalling his response to Ralph Waldo Emerson's attempt (during a long Boston Common walk in 1860) to convince him to soften the "Children of Adam" poems. Whitman didn't. Cited by Popova in a piece on how to receive criticism from people you admire.
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