I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Topic

Nuclear holocaust

Speaker

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Medium

Nobel Prize Lecture Speech

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Black activist Civil rights activist Clergyman Christian

From

United States

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Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. Speech accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. 10 Dec. 1964, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

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Norman Mailer

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Norman Mailer
Source
She Thought the Russians Was Coming Esquire
Medium
Magazine
Language
English
Time
1960 1960s 20th century
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Mailer, Norman. "She Thought the Russians Was Coming." Esquire, 1 June 1960.