1968

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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

Speaker

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

Authentication Score 2

Citation

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

If he had lost Walter Cronkite he had lost Mr. Average Citizen.

Lyndon B. Johnson

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Topic

Vietnam War Media American politics

Speaker

Lyndon B. Johnson

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Johnson, Lyndon B. Comment to his press secretary George Christian. 27 Feb. 1968, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Johnson, Lyndon B. Quoted in The Powers That Be, by David Halberstam. University of Illinois Press, 2000, pt. 3.

It seems now more certain than ever that the bloody experience of Vietnam is to end in a stalemate.

Walter Cronkite

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Topic

Vietnam War American politics Media

Speaker

Walter Cronkite

Medium

TV program

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Cronkite, Walter. "We are Mired in Stalemate." CBS Evening News, created by Don Hewitt, CBS News Productions, 27 Feb. 1968.

We had found the secret of life!

Francis Crick

On the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953.

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Topic

DNA Genetics Biology

Author

Francis Crick

Source

The Double Helix

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Crick, Frances. Quoted in The Double Helix, by James D. Watson. Atheneum Press/Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1968, ch. 26.

A little less conversation, a little more action please.

Elvis Presley

A Little Less Conversation

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Topic

Words vs. actions

Speaker

Elvis Presley

Source

A Little Less Conversation

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Presley, Elvis. "A Little Less Conversation." Written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange. Almost in Love. RCA Records, 1968.

The nation is sick, trouble is in the land, confusion all around... But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I've Been to the Mountaintop

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Topic

Things get better

Speaker

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Source

I've Been to the Mountaintop

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” 3 Apr. 1968, Mason Temple, Memphis, TN, USA.

You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all wanna change the world.

The Beatles

Revolution

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Topic

Revolution

Speaker

The Beatles

Source

Revolution The White Album

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lennon, John and Paul McCartney. "Revolution 1." Performed by The Beatles. White Album. Apple Records, 1968.

Stand by your man
And show the world you love him,
Keep giving all the love you can.

Tammy Wynette

Stand by Your Man

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Topic

Working on relationships Relationship challenges Men and women

Speaker

Tammy Wynette

Source

Stand by Your Man

Medium

Song

Genre

Country music

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wynette, Tammy and Billy Sherrill. "Stand by Your Man." Performed by Tammy Wynette. Stand by Your Man. Epic Records, 1969.

Like anybody, I would like to live a long life; longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. And I'm happy tonight, I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I See the Promised Land

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Topic

Civil rights Political progress

Speaker

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Source

I See the Promised Land

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” 3 Apr. 1968, Mason Temple, Memphis, TN, USA.

I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise, they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind's door at 4 a. M. Of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends.

Joan Didion

On Keeping a Notebook

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Topic

Personal growth

Author

Joan Didion

Source

On Keeping a Notebook Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Didion, Joan. "On Keeping a Notebook." Holiday, 1966.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Stanislaw Lec

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Topic

Taking responsibility Causation

Author

Stanislaw Lec

Source

More Unkempt Thoughts

Language

Polish

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lec, Stanislaw Jerzy. Myśli nieuczesane nowe [More Unkempt Thoughts]. The Curtis Publishing Company, 1964.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.

Edward Abbey

Desert Solitaire

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Topic

Learning from adversity

Author

Edward Abbey

Source

Desert Solitaire

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Statement Type

Wish

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Abbey, Edward. Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness. McGraw-Hill, 1968, preface.

The first breath of adultery is the freest; after it, constraints aping marriage develop.

John Updike

Couples

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Topic

Infidelity

Author

John Updike

Source

Couples

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Updike, John. Couples. Alfred A. Knopf, 1968, ch. 5.

Picture a pasture open to all... The rational herdsman concludes that the only sensible course for him to pursue is to add another animal to his herd. And another; and another... But this is the conclusion reached by each and every rational herdsman sharing a commons. Therein is the tragedy. Each man is locked into a system that compels him to increase his herd without limit-in a world that is limited.

Garrett Hardin

The Tragedy of the Commons

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Topic

Tragedy of the commons

Author

Garrett Hardin

Source

The Tragedy of the Commons

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hardin, Garrett. "The Tragedy of the Commons." Science Magazine, 13 Dec. 1968.

There was peace in their hearts. They were filled with the fearlessness of those who have lost everything, the fearlessness which is not easy to come by but which endures.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

In the First Circle

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Topic

Fearlessness

Author

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Source

In the First Circle

Medium

Novel

Language

Russian

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Solzhenitsyn, Aleksander. В круге первом [In the First Circle]. Collins & Harvill Press/‎Harper & Row, 1968, ch. 87.

Say it loud: "I'm Black and I'm Proud."
Some people say we've got a lot of malice,
Some say it's a lot of nerve.
But I say we won't quit moving
Until we get what we deserve.

James Brown

Say It Loud

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Topic

Black pride

Speaker

James Brown

Source

Say It Loud

Medium

Song

Genre

Soul music

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Brown, James and Alfred Ellis. Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud. Performed by James Brown. King Records, 1968.

The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent.

Stanley Kubrick

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Topic

Nature of the universe The universe

Speaker

Stanley Kubrick

Source

Playboy

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Kubrick, Stanley. "Playboy Interview: Stanley Kubrick." Interviewed by Eric Norden. Playboy, Sept. 1968.

I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.

2001: A Space Odyssey

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Topic

Making the most

Speaker

HAL 9000

Actor

Douglas Rain

Source

2001: A Space Odyssey

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Science fiction (film) Epic Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

2001: A Space Odyssey. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick Productions, 1968.

The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country, it measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile. And it can tell us everything about America except why we are proud that we are Americans.

Robert F. Kennedy

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Topic

Economic growth American politics

Speaker

Robert F. Kennedy

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Kennedy, Robert F. Remarks at the University of Kansas. 18 Mar. 1968, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.

The car, the furniture, the wife, the children-everything has to be disposable. Because you see the main thing today is-shopping.

Arthur Miller

The Price

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Topic

Consumerism

Speaker

Gregory Solomon

Author

Arthur Miller

Source

The Price

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Miller, Arthur. The Price. 7 Feb. 1968, Morosco Theatre, New York City, NY, USA, act 1.