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Is this Thy kingdom here, not there, This stone and stucco drift of dreams?
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Is this Thy kingdom here, not there, This stone and stucco drift of dreams?”
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Du Bois questions the nature of divinity and existence, reflecting on the material world versus spiritual aspirations.
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