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All our hopes, our dreams are for our children.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “All our hopes, our dreams are for our children.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois expresses a universal hope that all aspirations and dreams should be centered around the well-being of children.
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