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Quote to Ponder: “We continually set before us the successful rich man as more typical of what America means than the student or the philanthropist or the unselfish man of small income and simple tastes.” – W.E.B. Du Bois

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

January 5, 2012 1 min read Free to read

Quote to Ponder: "We continually set before us the successful rich man as more typical of what America means than the student or the philanthropist or the unselfish man of small income and simple tastes." - W.E.B. Du Bois

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