Liberty trains for liberty. Responsibility is the first step in respon…

W. E. B. Du Bois
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Liberty trains for liberty. Responsibility is the first step in responsibility. ✨ W. E. B. Du Bois (2014). John Brown (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois), p.170, Oxford University Press
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