What comment on life does the writer make in this passage to support the moralistic theme of the larger work? The writer talks highly about righteousness and knowledge. The writer fears that money will take over people's ideals. The writer highlights the advantages of enlightening others. The writer talks about his own experiences with his people.
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois (excerpt) In the Black World, the Preacher and Teacher embodied once the ideals of this people—the strife for another and a juster world, the vague dream of righteousness, the mystery of knowing; but to-day the danger is that these ideals, with their simple beauty and weird inspiration, will suddenly sink to a question of cash and a lust for gold.
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The writer fears that money will take over people's ideals. because "will suddenly sink to a question of cash and a lust for gold."
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