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When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed,--curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed,--curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more…”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois implores divine justice against those who commit wrongs, emphasizing the need for accountability.
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