On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Men began to pride themselves on having nothing to do with their own government, and to agree tacitly with those who regarded public office as a private perquisite.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois critiques the growing trend of citizens disdaining involvement in government and accepting the view of public office as personal gain.
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