“An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson, "...the Reformation, of Luther; Quakerism, of Fox; Methodism, of Wesley; Abolition, of Clarkson…” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man; as, monachism of the Hermit Anthony, the Reformation of Luther, Quakerism of Fox, Methodism of Wesley, abolition of Clarkson. Scipio, Milton called "the height of Rome;" and all history resolves itself… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
