Politics (essay) Politics (essay) "Politics" is an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is part of his "Essays: Second Series", published in 1844. A premier philosopher, poet and leader of American transcendentalism, he used this essay to belie his feelings on government, specifically American government. His impact on New England thought and his views on pragmatism influenced the likes of Henry David Thoreau, Orestes Brownson, and Frederich Nietzsche, among others. Although not viewed as his most important essay in the second series, Emerson’s views on politics championed democracy and individualism, two ideas that are viewed today as undoubtedly American. By 1844,
Mark Quayle (advocate, b. 1841) Mark Quayle (advocate, b. 1841) Mark Hildesley Quayle, QC (1841 – 3 November 1928) was a Manx lawyer and the second son of Mark Hildesley Quayle a former Clerk of the Rolls on the Isle of Man and a Member of the House of Keys. Quayle was the second son of Mark Hildesley Quayle (1804–1879) and Mary Quayle (née Spedding). His father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great grandfather had all served as the Clerks of the Rolls on the Isle of Man, being part of a prominent Manx family who had held official positions in the Government of the Isle of