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During the discussion of Emerson’s essay on Friendship, someone made a statement that Emerson was naive to believe that love was all that was needed to make and keep a friendship or a relationship in general. I disagree, for I feel that while Emerson was optimistic, he was far from naive. He often reiterates the point that people have to be more realistic, open minded, and compromising when it comes to friendships beca