One thing alone I charge you. As you live, believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader and fuller life. The only possible death is to lose belief in this truth simply because the great end comes slowly, because time is long.
W. E. B. DU BOIS
W. E. B. DU BOIS
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W. E. B. Du Bois94 quotes“One thing alone I charge you. As you live, believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader and fuller life. The only possible death is to lose belief in this truth simply because the great end comes slowly, because time is long.”
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W. E. B. Du BoisW. E. B. Du Bois The time must come when, great and pressing as change and betterment may be, they do not involve killing and hurting people.
W. E. B. Du BoisW. E. B. Du Bois The time must come when, great and pressing as change and betterment may be, they do not involve killing and hurting people.
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