The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion-these are the most valuable coin of the thinker at work.

Jerome Bruner

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Topic

Intellectual history Progress

Author

Jerome Bruner

Source

The Process of Education

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Psychologist Academic

From

United States

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Citation

Bruner, Jerome. The Process of Education. Harvard University Press, 1960, introduction.

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Patience has its limits. Take it too far and it's cowardice.

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Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Topic
Civil rights Moral progress Progress Justice
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Source
Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution
Medium
Sermon
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions
Language
English
Time
1968 1960s 20th century
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Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution." 31 Mar. 1968, National Cathedral, Washington, DC, USA. Sermon.