"Wait" has almost always meant "never."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Letter from Birmingham Jail

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Topic

Civil rights Social progress Political progress Progress Politics

Author

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Source

Letter from Birmingham Jail

Medium

Open letter Letter

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Black activist Civil rights activist Clergyman Christian

From

United States

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Original Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]" 16 Apr. 1963.

Current Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail." 16 Apr. 1963. A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches. Edited by James M. Washington. HarperOne, 2003.

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What was once thought can never be unthought.

Friedrich Durrenmatt

The Physicists

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Topic
Intellectual progress
Speaker
Mobius

Author

Friedrich Durrenmatt
Source
The Physicists
Medium
Play
Language
German
Time
1962 1960s 20th century
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Original Citation

Durrenmatt, Friedrich. Die Physiker [The Physicists]. 1962, Zurich, Germany, act 2.

Current Citation

Durrenmatt, Friedrich. The Physicists. Translated by Joel Agee. Grove P, 2010, act 2.

Another quote about Progress

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned... Until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation... Until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes... Until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race... Until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.

Haile Selassie I

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Topic
Racism Progress World peace
Speaker
Haile Selassie I
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Selassie, Haile, I. Address to the United Nations General Assembly. United Nations General Assembly. 4 Oct. 1963. New York, New York, USA. Address.