On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
It is wrong to encourage a man or a people in evil-doing; it is wrong to aid and abet a national crime simply because it is unpopular not to do so.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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From his critique of Booker T. Washington's approach, Du Bois asserts a moral imperative against complicity in injustice.
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