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Read the excerpt from Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance."
These are the voices which we hear in solitude, but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world.
Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members.
Which transcendental belief does this excerpt best illustrate?
Society and government corrupt the individual.
Society helps people express their individuality.
O Societal rules are less important than an individual's conscience.
O Societal rules are necessary to maintain order among the people.
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The excerpt from Ralph Waldo Emerson's 'Self-Reliance' illustrates the transcendental belief that society and government corrupt the individual.

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The transcendental belief that is best illustrated by this excerpt is Society and government corrupt the individual. Emerson suggests that when an individual enters society, their unique voice and sense of self becomes diminished and overpowered by societal expectations and norms. He states that society is in conspiracy against the manhood (or individuality) of its members. This aligns with the transcendentalist belief in the corrupting influence of society and the importance of maintaining one's individuality despite societal pressures.

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