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It leads some of the best of the critics to unfortunate silence and paralysis of effort, and others to burst into speech so passionately and intemperately as to lose listeners.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “It leads some of the best of the critics to unfortunate silence and paralysis of effort, and others to burst into speech…”
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He elaborates on the consequences of suppressing criticism, leading to either silence or extreme reactions.
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