Walter "Walt" Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.
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Not I, not anyone else, can travel that road for you, you must travel it for yourself.
I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several thousand years, it is middling well as far as it goes - but is that all?
Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you and were tender with you and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you and disputed passage with you?