单选题 A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. . . Speak what you think today in words as hard as cannon balls, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict everything you said today.The following selection is from Emerson" s work entitled______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：题目中的段落节选自爱默生的《论自助》，节选部分的大意是：愚蠢地坚持随众随俗是心胸狭小的幽灵的表现，是低级的政客、哲学家和神学家崇拜的东西。伟大的灵魂根本不会随波逐流……今天你想说什么就说什么，像放连珠炮一样；明天你想说什么，照样斩钉截铁地说什么，哪怕跟你今天说的一切都是互相矛盾的。