On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
It is so much easier to assume that we know it all.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “It is so much easier to assume that we know it all.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois laments the human tendency to assume complete knowledge rather than engage in diligent inquiry.
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