A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Riots Political unrest Politics

Author

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Source

Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Black activist Civil rights activist Clergyman Christian

From

United States

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Citation

King Martin Luther, Jr. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Harper & Row, 1967, ch. 4.

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John F. Kennedy
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1960 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Kennedy, John F. Address accepting the democratic nomination for president. Democratic National Convention. 15 July 1960, Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.

W.B. Yeats

The Second Coming

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Dissolution Decline of civilization Societal collapse Political polarization Politics

Author

W.B. Yeats
Source
The Second Coming
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
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Original Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." The Dial, Nov. 1920.

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Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." W. B. Yeats: The Major Works, edited by Edward Larrissy. Oxford University Press, 2008.