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Such a paradox they could not understand, and therefore sank into listless indifference, or shiftlessness, or reckless bravado.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Such a paradox they could not understand, and therefore sank into listless indifference, or shiftlessness, or reckless…”
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Du Bois describes the inability of some individuals to comprehend the paradoxes of their existence, leading to various forms of disengagement.
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