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W. E. B. Du Bois quotes

American Writer February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963

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W. E. B. Du Bois quote: "The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not..."
The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth, not for fame. W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois quote: "Children learn more from what you are than what you teach."
Children learn more from what you are than what you teach. W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois quote: "To the real question, How does it feel to be a problem? I..."
To the real question, How does it feel to be a problem? I answer seldom a word. W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois quote: "A classic is a book that doesn't have to be written again."
A classic is a book that doesn't have to be written again. W. E. B. Du Bois
What do nations care about the cost of war, if by spending a few hundred millions in steel and gunpowder they can gain a thousand millions in diamonds and cocoa? W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois quote: "To stimulate wildly weak and untrained minds is to play with..."
To stimulate wildly weak and untrained minds is to play with mighty fires. W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois quote: "The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what..."
The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery? W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois quote: "The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the..."
The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line. 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 W. E. B. Du Bois
If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known. W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois quote: "Ignorance is a cure for nothing."
Ignorance is a cure for nothing. W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois quote: "Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will..."
Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States. W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois quote: "There is but one coward on earth, and that is the coward that..."
There is but one coward on earth, and that is the coward that dare not know. W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois quote: "To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of..."
To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships. W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois quote: "The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression."
The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression. W. E. B. Du Bois

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