On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Whither, then, is the new-world quest of Goodness and Beauty and Truth gone glimmering?
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois concludes by questioning the fate of the pursuit of goodness, beauty, and truth in a society increasingly focused on material gain.
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