The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice.

Barack Obama

Quoting Martin Luther King, Jr., who likely was paraphrasing a quote by Theodore Parker in 1853.

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Topic

Nature of progress Social progress Political progress Progress

Speaker

Barack Obama

Source

Keep Moving From This Mountain

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

Occupation

American President Nobel laureate National leader Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Keep Moving From This Mountain." 25 Feb. 1965, Temple Israel of Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!

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Topic
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Muhammad Ali
Source
CBS
Medium
Interview
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Ali, Muhammad. Interviewed by Bob Halloran, CBS, c. 25 Feb. 1964.

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Come mothers and fathers,
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
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Topic
Change Progress
Speaker
Bob Dylan
Source
The Times They Are a-Changin' (song) The Times They Are a-Changin' (album)
Medium
Song
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Dylan, Bob. "The Times They Are a-Changin'." The Times They Are a-Changin'. Columbia Records, 1965.

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Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed; without slavery it could not continue.

Abraham Lincoln

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Author

Abraham Lincoln
Source
Second Annual Message to Congress
Medium
Speech
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1862 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Second Annual Message to Congress." 1 Dec. 1862, US Congress, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Annual Message to Congress, December 1, 1862." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.