The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided man.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Topic

Technological progress Moral progress Progress

Author

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Source

The Man Who Was a Fool

Medium

Sermon

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Black activist Civil rights activist Clergyman Christian

From

United States

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Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "The Man Who Was a Fool." Detroit Council of Churches' Noon Lenten Services. 6 Mar. 1961, Detroit, MI, USA.

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Source
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Time
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Frederick Douglass
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1857 1850s 19th century
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Douglass, Frederick. "West India Emancipation." 3 Aug. 1857, Canandaigua, NY, USA.