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What with all my dreaming, studying, and teaching was I going to do in this fierce fight?
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgWhat with all my dreaming, studying, and teaching was I going to do in this fierce fight?
Du Bois questions the purpose of his intellectual pursuits in the face of societal struggles.
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