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Emerson holds up Pythagoras, Socrates, and Jesus as examples of what?
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Emerson holds up Pythagoras, Socrates, and Jesus as examples of what?

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He's using them as examples of people who spoke up with their own opinions against the majority, even when it was dangerous to do so.
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