On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
They were right when they sought to found a new educational system upon the University: where, forsooth, shall we ground knowledge save on the broadest and deepest knowledge?
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Editor's note · Context
Du Bois argues for the university as the essential foundation for any new educational system, emphasizing the need for knowledge to be rooted in the broadest and deepest understanding.
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