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"Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control."

"Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Wisdom, Power, Religion, Science

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"I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season."

"I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Justice, Freedom, Race, Peace

9

"Always carry champagne! In victory You deserve it & in defeat You need it!"

"Always carry champagne! In victory You deserve it & in defeat You need it!"

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Celebration, Victory, Defeat, Joy, Reward

9

"But today our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change. The large house in which we live demands that we transform this world-wide neighborhood into a world - wide brotherhood. Together we must learn to live as brothers or together we will be forced to perish as fools.We must work passionately and indefatigably to bridge the gulf between our scientific progress and our moral progress. One of the great problems of mankind is that we suffer from a poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance. The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and spiritually."

"But today our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change. The large house in which we live demands that we transform this world-wide neighborhood into a world - wide brotherhood. Together we must learn to live as brothers or together we will be forced to perish as fools.We must work passionately and indefatigably to bridge the gulf between our scientific progress and our moral progress. One of the great problems of mankind is that we suffer from a poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance. The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and spiritually."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Society, Survival, Change, Science, Morality

9

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Justice, Injustice, Equality, Rights

9

"When religion becomes so involved in a future good "over yonder" that it forgets the present evils over here it is as dry as dust religion and needs to be condemned."

"When religion becomes so involved in a future good "over yonder" that it forgets the present evils over here it is as dry as dust religion and needs to be condemned."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Religion, Future, Present, Criticism

9

"If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream."

"If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Spiritual, Faith, Dreams, Happiness, Truth

9

"If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values - that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control."

"If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values - that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Wisdom, Control, Values, Reality, Spiritual

9

"Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service."

"Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Motivational, Fame, Greatness, Service

9

"Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world."

"Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Books, Family, Learning, Knowledge

9

"An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law."

"An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Justice, Community, Conscience, Imprisonment, Injustice

9

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

9

"The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important."

"The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Life, Quality, Longevity

9

"I claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social, political and religious. All act and react upon one another."

"I claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social, political and religious. All act and react upon one another."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Philosophy, Mind, Society, Interaction, Religion

9

"We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed."

"We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Justice, Freedom, Experience, Struggle

8

"Music is what tell us that the human race is greater than we realize."

"Music is what tell us that the human race is greater than we realize."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Music, Humanity, Emotion, Art

8

"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."

"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Faith, Love, Truth, Evil, Reality

8

"Imagination governs the world."

"Imagination governs the world."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Imagination, Power, Creation, Dream

8

"As for moral courage, it is very rare, he said, to find that kind found at 2 o'clock in the morning; that is to say, courage in the face of the unexpected."

"As for moral courage, it is very rare, he said, to find that kind found at 2 o'clock in the morning; that is to say, courage in the face of the unexpected."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Courage, Bravery, Action, Strength

8

"Men of great ambition have sought happiness . . . and have found fame."

"Men of great ambition have sought happiness . . . and have found fame."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Ambition, Happiness, Fame, Success

8

"I often asked Laplace what he thought of God. He owned that he was an atheist."

"I often asked Laplace what he thought of God. He owned that he was an atheist."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Philosophy, Belief, God, Faith, Reason

7

"We are faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Over the bleached bones and jumbled residues of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words 'Too Late'."

"We are faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Over the bleached bones and jumbled residues of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words 'Too Late'."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Time, Procrastination, Today, Fact

7

"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal."

"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

7

"To write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity."

"To write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

History, Truth, Writing, Wisdom

7

"Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment."

"Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Leadership, Power, Love, Fear

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