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Which characteristic of transcendentalism is exemplified in the following excerpt from the essay "Self-Reliance"?

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only right is what is after my constitution, the only wrong is what is against it.
I. People should trust their intuition over what they are taught.
II. Organized religion is unnecessary in deciding between right and wrong.
III. Students should learn through discussion of ideas rather than strict memorization.
I
I and II
III
II and III

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A. 1,

because transcendentalism is all about trusting yourself and your intuitions over what you are taught

User Jimmy Zelinskie
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I'm pretty sure that it is just #1.

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