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At last, forbear and waver as I would, I faced the great Decision.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “At last, forbear and waver as I would, I faced the great Decision.”
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Du Bois speaks of the pivotal moment when he had to confront a significant decision in his life.
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