W E B Du Bois Quotes
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History“The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth, not for fame.”
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History“There is but one coward on earth, and that is the coward that dare not know.”
W.E.B. Du BoisQuotes
History“Rule-following, legal precedence, and political consistency are not more important than right, justice and plain common-sense.”
W.E.B. Du BoisQuotes
History“ The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression. ”
W.E.B. Du BoisQuotes
History“ Ignorance is a cure for nothing. ”
W.E.B. Du BoisQuotes
History“ Believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader, and fuller life ”
W.E.B. Du BoisQuotes
History“ To the real question, How does it feel to be a problem? I answer seldom a word. ”
W.E.B. Du BoisQuotes
History“ We say easily, for instance, ”
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History“ The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line ”
W.E.B. Du BoisQuotes
History“ The return from your work must be the satisfaction which that work brings you and the world's need for that work. With this, life is heaven, or as near heaven as you can get. Without this with work which you despise, which bores you, and which the world does not need this life is hell. ”
W.E.B. Du BoisQuotes
History“ No universal selfishness can bring social good to all. ”
W.E.B. Du BoisQuotes
History“ The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings of average intelligence will, if given a chance, learn the right and best course by bitter experience. ”
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History“ Oppression costs the oppressor too much if the oppressed stands up and protests. The protest need not be merely physical-the throwing of stones and bullets-if it is mental, spiritual; if it expresses itself in silent, persistent dissatisfaction, the cost to the oppressor is terrific. ”
W.E.B. Du BoisQuotes
History“ The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery? ”
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History“ You are not and yet you are: your thoughts, your deeds, above all your dreams still live. ”
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History“ Unfortunately there was one thing that the white South feared more than Negro dishonesty, ignorance, and incompetency, and that was Negro honesty, knowledge, and efficiency. ”
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