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It has of course been soberly argued that only white folk or Englishmen, or men, are really capable of exercising sovereign power in a modern state.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Editor's note · Context
Du Bois critiques the notion that only certain races or nationalities are fit to govern, highlighting a historical bias in political power.
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