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To this thinking I have only to add a point of view: I have been in the world, but not of it.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “To this thinking I have only to add a point of view: I have been in the world, but not of it.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois reflects on his unique perspective of the world, emphasizing his detachment from it.
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