Walt Whitman

What does this quote by Walt Whitman mean? "Nothing out of its place is good and nothing in its place is bad. He bestows on every object or quality its fit proportions neither more nor less. He is the arbiter of the diverse and he is the key."

Walt Whitman

Asked by leanneg4 on 21 Mar 12:58

Last updated by Cat on 21 Mar 16:27

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Answered by Cat on 21 Mar 16:27

I think that the speaker is arguing that in America, anything is possible. A person can forge their own way forward without being told what is good or what is bad. One just needs the drive to move forward.