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The cause of war is preparation for war.

W. E. B. Du Bois

Honest and earnest criticism from those whose interests are most nearly touched,- criticism of writers by readers, of government by those governed, of leaders by those led, – this is the soul of democracy and the safeguard of modern society
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Democracy Government Honesty Leadership Safety Soul Touch
We cannot escape the clear fact that what is going to win in this world is reason, if this ever becomes a reasonable world.
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Escape Reason Run Win World
To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.
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Hard Land Men Poor Race
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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Better Change Death Hurt Kill People Time
Liberty trains for liberty. Responsibility is the first step in responsibility.
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Liberty Responsibility Training
All womanhood is hampered today because the world on which it is emerging is a world that tries to worship both virgins and mothers and in the end despises motherhood and despoils virgins.
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Hate Mom Try Woman World Worship
The kind of sermon which is preached in most colored churches is not today attractive to even fairly intelligent men.
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Atheist Color Intelligence Kind Men
In 1956, I shall not go to the polls. I have not registered. I believe that democracy has so far disappeared in the United States that no ‘two evils’ exist. There is but one evil party with two names, and it will be elected despite all I can do or say.
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Believe Democracy Election Evil Existence Myself Vote
There may often be excuse for doing things poorly in this world, but there is never any excuse for calling a poorly done thing, well done.
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Job Poor Work World
Mr. Washington apologizes for injustice, he belittles the emasculating effects of caste distinctions, and opposes the higher training and ambitions of our brighter minds. The way for people to gain their reasonable rights is not by voluntarily throwing them away.
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Ambition Joy Justice People Right Training World
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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Believe Death Greatness Human Life Live Possible Progress Simplicity Time
Lord, make us mindful of the little things that grow and blossom in these days to make the world beautiful for us.
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Beautiful Growth Mindset Religion World
The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?
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Need Ourselves Power Save Slave
I have loved my work, I have loved people and my play, but always I have been uplifted by the thought that what I have done well will live long and justify my life, that what I have done ill or never finished can now be handed on to others for endless days to be finished, perhaps better than I could have done.
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Better End Life Live Long Love People Play Work
Education must not simply teach work-it must teach life.
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Education Life Simplicity Teaching Thinking Work
No universal selfishness can bring social good to all.
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Goodness Selfish

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