The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression, even though that cost be blood.

W.E.B. Du Bois

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Topic

Freedom Oppression Political theory

Author

W.E.B. Du Bois

Language

English

Time

1909 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Black activist Black writer Writer Activist

From

United States

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Original Citation

Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt. John Brown. George W. Jacobs and Company, 1909, ch. 13.

Current Citation

Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt. John Brown. Routledge, 2015, ch. 13.

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Laws are silent in time of war.

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Topic
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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Current Citation

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