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W.E.B. Du Bois: Perhaps now he knows the All-love, and needs not to be wise.

On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Perhaps now he knows the All-love, and needs not to be wise.
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W.E.B. Du Bois

Editor's note · Context

Du Bois finds solace in the thought that his deceased son might now experience a divine love beyond the need for earthly wisdom.

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