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But may not the world cry back at us and ask: "What better thing have you to show?
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “But may not the world cry back at us and ask: "What better thing have you to show?”
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Du Bois poses a challenging question to the world, asking what better alternatives it can offer compared to its current state.
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