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

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United States

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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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