On the record
Every ideal and habit of my life was cruelly misjudged.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Every ideal and habit of my life was cruelly misjudged.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois expresses his feelings of being misunderstood and misjudged in his ideals and habits.
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