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They were neither kings nor wise men, but they came with every significance--perhaps even greater--than that which the kings bore in the days of old.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois acknowledges the significance of ordinary people, suggesting their importance surpasses that of historical rulers.
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