Whitman

Another aspect in Whitman's preface that I liked was "The poet sees for a certainty how one not a great artist may be just as sacred and perfect as the greatest artist" (999). I think this is striking because every person is important and has something meaningful to give to the world. There is a reason every person is put on this planet and just because everyone is not the greatest artist of any kind does not make them less important than the best artist.
I also think the following line to the one above is important as well. "The power to destroy or remould is freely used by him but never the power of attack" (999) is significant also because "the poet" or any other person has the power to hurt or destroy another but it is good when that power is not used to attack people who may seem not as important as the next.