Martin Luther King Jr Inspirational Quotes
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope
The darkness cannot expel the darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot expel hate; only love can do that
Forgiveness is not an occasional act. it is a permanent attitude
I have decided to continue with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole ladder.
The most persistent and urgent question in life is: ‘What are you doing for others?
Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness
Our lives begin to end the day we keep quiet about the things that matter.
We may have all come in different boats, but now we are in the same boat.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in moments of challenge and controversy.
Change does not roll on the wheels of inevitability, but comes about through continual struggle
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor political, nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him that it is the correct one
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep going.
Intelligence plus character: that is the goal of true education.
From the mountain of despair, a stone of hope
Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a road, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. Because it is not because of the size that you win or fail. Be the best of what you are
We have some tough days ahead of us. But I don’t really care now because I’ve been to the top of the mountain… I’ve looked and seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will make it to the promised land
Because when people get caught up in what is right and are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point other than victory.
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word in reality. That is why the good, momentarily defeated, is stronger than the triumphant evil.
True peace is not simply the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.
There is nothing more tragic than finding an individual bogged down in the length of life, without breadth
The superficial understanding of people of good will is more frustrating than the complete misunderstanding of people of ill will
There can be no deep disappointment where there is no deep love.
Man must develop a method for all human conflict that rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The basis of such a method is love.
There comes a time when people tire of being cut off from the bright sunshine of July life and left standing in the bitter cold of alpine November
We must develop and maintain the ability to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is something good in the worst of us and something bad in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less likely to hate our enemies.
We are not history makers. We are made by history
Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal search for easy answers and half solutions. Nothing hurts some people more than having to think
We must build dams of courage to contain the flood of fear.
Let us not seek to quench our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred
Man must develop a method for all human conflict that rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The basis of such a method is love
Hate is as detrimental to the hater as it is to the hated. Like a rampant cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away at its vital unit. Many of our internal conflicts are rooted in hate. That’s why psychiatrists say: “Love or perish.” Hate is too great a burden to bear
Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its finest is love that implements the demands of justice, and justice at its finest is power that corrects all that opposes love.”
In a not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine on our great nation in all their sparkling beauty
We will compare your ability to inflict suffering with our ability to endure suffering. We will meet your physical strength with the strength of the soul. Do with us what you want. And we will continue to love you.
If one loves an individual simply for his friendship, one loves him for the benefits to be gained from the friendship, rather than for the good of the friend. Consequently, the best way to ensure that love is selfless is to have love for the enemy-neighbor from whom no good can be expected in return, but only hostility and persecution.
That’s love, you see. It is redemptive, and that is why Jesus says love. There is something in love that accumulates and is creative. There is something in hate that is down and destructive. So he loves your enemies
You know, a lot of people don’t love themselves. And they go through life with deep and disturbing emotional conflicts. So the duration of life means that you must love yourself. And do you know what it also means to love yourself? It means you have to accept yourself.
Martin Luther King Jr Quotes About Equality
Our lives begin to end the day we keep quiet about the things that matter
It’s always the right time to do the right thing
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Freedom is never given voluntarily by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in moments of challenge and controversy.
We may have all come from different boats, but now we’re in the same boat.
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty of bad people, but the silence of good people
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools
All work that elevates humanity has dignity and importance and must be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
You can kill the dreamer, but you cannot kill the dream.
I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother-in-law.
Although we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.
Freedom is never given voluntarily by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools
The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.
A genuine leader is not a consensus seeker but a consensus shaper.
The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice
I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but power that is moral, that is correct and that is good.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep going.
Almost always, the dedicated creative minority has improved the world.
Because when people get caught up in what is right and are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point other than victory.
We may have all come in different boats, but now we’re in the same boat.
I have a dream that one day every valley will be exalted, every hill and mountain will be lowered, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord will be revealed and all flesh will see it together.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole ladder.
It doesn’t matter how long you live, but how well you do
Nobody really knows why he’s alive until he knows why he would die
Our lives begin to end the day we keep quiet about the things that matter
We have flown through the air like birds and swum through the sea like fish, but we have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth as brothers
I have a dream that one day in the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at a table of brotherhood.
We must accept the finite disappointment, but never lose the infinite hope
Change does not roll on the wheels of inevitability, but rather comes through continual struggle
Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a road, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. Because it is not because of the size that you win or fail. Be the best of what you are
Although we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.
Martin Luther King Jr Quotes On Courage
An individual has not begun to live until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all mankind
We must develop and maintain the ability to forgive. Whoever lacks the power to forgive lacks the power to love… The degree to which we are able to forgive determines the degree to which we are capable of loving our enemies
If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can not walk, crawl; but whatever you do, you have to keep going.”
When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you’re wrong, you can’t be too conservative
Our lives begin to end the day we keep quiet about the things that matter.” – From King’s famous speech, I Have A Dream
Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear
A man who will not die for something is not fit to live
Courage is an inner resolution to keep going despite obstacles
In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
We must build dams of courage to contain the avalanche of fear
Never, ever be afraid to do the right thing, especially if the welfare of a person or animal is at stake. The punishments of society are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our souls when we look the other way
There is nothing more majestic than the determined courage of individuals willing to suffer and sacrifice for their freedom and dignity
Brave men never lose their zest for life even if their life situation is insipid; cowardly men, overwhelmed by the uncertainties of life, lose the will to live
Dear mother, one day I will turn this world upside down.
If physical death is the price I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing could be more redeeming.
Those who do not seek happiness are the most likely to find it because those who seek it forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word in reality. That is why the good, momentarily defeated, is stronger than the triumphant evil.
We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the promise that we will always march forward. We can not turn back
Now we are faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are faced with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, “there is” the possibility of being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action
As my sufferings increased, I soon realized that there were two ways I could respond to my situation: react bitterly or try to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the last course
We have some tough days ahead of us. But I don’t really care now because I’ve been to the top of the mountain. I have looked and seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will make it to the promised land.
A man who does not die for something is not fit to live
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
Those who do not seek happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who seek it forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others
Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man must do his work so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn cannot do better
The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish they had done you a bigger one
We must focus not only on the negative expulsion of war but on the positive affirmation of peace
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
I have a dream that one day every valley will be exalted, every hill and mountain will be lowered, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord will be revealed and all flesh will see it together.
Each man must decide if he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness
The superficial understanding of people of good will is more frustrating than the complete misunderstanding of people of ill will.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in moments of challenge and controversy
Forgiveness is not an occasional act; It is a constant attitude
The God we worship is not a weak and incompetent God. He is able to push back gigantic waves of opposition and bring down prodigious mountains of evil. The resounding testimony of the Christian faith is that God is able.
Martin Luther King Quotes On Love
Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.
You will change your mind; You will change your appearance; You will change your smile, your laugh and your ways, but no matter what you change, it will always be you.
No one has the right to rain on your dreams.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
We must develop and maintain the ability to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is something good in the worst of us and something bad in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less likely to hate our enemies
There can be no deep disappointment where there is no deep love.
Man must develop for all human conflicts a method that rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The basis of such a method is love.
Let no man hold you so low as to hate him.
The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important
An individual has not begun to live until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all mankind.
The function of education is to teach to think intensely and to think critically. Intelligence plus character: that is the goal of true education.
Only in the dark can you see the stars.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in moments of challenge and controversy.
Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the path of love. Love is not an emotional party; it is not empty sentimentality. It is the active outpouring of the whole being of one into the being of another.
In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Our lives begin to end the day we keep quiet about the things that matter.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot expel hate; only love can do that.
A riot is the language of the unheard.
Nobody really knows why they are alive until they know why they would die.
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
Rarely do we find men willingly engaging in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal search for easy answers and half solutions. Nothing hurts some people more than having to think.
All work that elevates humanity has dignity and importance and must be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
We must focus not only on the negative expulsion of war but on the positive affirmation of peace.
Superficial understanding by people of good will is more frustrating than complete misunderstanding by people of ill will.
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep going.
The past is prophetic in the sense that it loudly asserts that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
Never, ever be afraid to do the right thing, especially if the welfare of a person or animal is at stake. The punishments of society are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our souls when we look the other way.
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor political nor popular, but one must take it because his conscience tells him that it is the right one.
Each man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word in reality. That is why the good, momentarily defeated, is stronger than the triumphant evil.
We must use time creatively, knowing that the time is always ripe to do the right thing.
There is nothing more tragic than finding an individual bogged down in the length of life, without breadth.
Martin Luther King Jr Quote I Have A Dream
I tell you today, my friends, that despite the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
I have a dream that one day, right there in Alabama, little black boys and girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and girls like brothers and sisters
Now is the time to walk out of the dark and desolate valley of segregation onto the sunlit path of racial justice
We will not be satisfied until justice runs like waters and justice like a rushing torrent
I have a dream that my four young children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal
Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hate
I have a dream that one day, in the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at a table of brotherhood
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice arises
Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children
We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the promise that we will march forward. We can not turn back
Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood
We refuse to believe that the bench of justice is bankrupt.
In the process of earning our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongdoing
When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every town and village, from every state and every city, we can hasten that day when all of God’s children, black and white, Jew and Gentile, Protestant and Catholic, will be able to unite and sing the words of the old black spiritual: “Free at last! Finally free! Thank God Almighty, we are finally free!
But a hundred years later, the Negro is still not free… And that is why we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition
the black community must not lead us to distrust all whites, because many of our white brothers…have realized that their destiny is linked to ours, and they have realized that their freedom it is inextricably linked to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.
We are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice runs like water and justice like a mighty torrent.
Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children
in the process of earning our rightful place, we must not be guilty of evil deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred
Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given Black people a bad check, a check that has come back marked insufficient funds.
You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with faith; that undeserved suffering is redemptive
We cannot be satisfied as long as the basic mobility of the Negro is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one.
We must always conduct our struggle on the highest plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence
I tell you today, my friends. And so, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It’s a dream deeply rooted in the American dream
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal
I have a dream that my four young children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment.
I have a dream that one day every valley will be exalted, every hill and mountain will be lowered, the rough places will be made smooth and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord will be revealed and all flesh will see together.
I have a dream that one day in the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at a table of brotherhood
I have a dream that one day, back in Alabama, with its ruthless racists, with its governor with the words ‘interposition’ and ‘override’ dripping from his lips ‐‐ one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and girls blacks will be able to join white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers
Martin Luther King Quotes On Leadership
The most persistent and urgent question in life is: ‘What are you doing for others
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in moments of challenge and controversy
Then the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists will we be. Will we be extremists out of hate or out of love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?
We must rise above the narrow confines of our individualistic concerns, with a broader concern for all humanity. You see, this new world is a world of geographical union. No individual can afford to live alone now
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor political, nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is the right one.
Anything that affects one directly affects all indirectly
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word in reality. That is why the good, momentarily defeated, is stronger than the triumphant evil.
Everyone can be great… because anyone can serve. It is not necessary to have a college degree to serve. It is not necessary for the subject and verb to agree to serve. You just need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.
Lightning doesn’t make a sound until it strikes
Inside the best of us, there is some evil, and inside the worst of us, there is some good. When we come to see this, we take a different attitude towards people
No work is insignificant. All work that elevates humanity has dignity and importance and must be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
We have flown through the air like birds and swum through the sea like fish, but we have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth as brothers
Make a career of humanity. Commit to the noble fight for equal rights. You will make yourself a better person, a greater nation of your country and a more beautiful world to live in.
We are not history makers. We are made by history. Strength in love
Keep going, because it may well be that the greatest song has yet to be sung, the greatest book has yet to be written, the highest mountain has yet to be climbed
The hard-minded person always examines the facts before reaching conclusions; in short, he judges after the fact.
NEVER, NEVER BE AFRAID TO DO THE RIGHT THING, ESPECIALLY IF THE WELL-BEING OF A PERSON OR ANIMAL IS AT STAKE. THE PUNISHMENTS OF SOCIETY ARE SMALL COMPARED TO THE WOUNDS WE GIVE OURSELVES TO OUR SOULS WHEN WE LOOK THE OTHER SIDE
IT IS ALWAYS THE RIGHT TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING
CHANGE DOES NOT ROLL ON THE WHEELS OF INEVITABILITY, BUT COMES THROUGH CONTINUOUS STRUGGLE
THE DARKNESS CANNOT EXTRACT THE DARKNESS; ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT. HATE CANNOT EXTRACT HATE; ONLY LOVE CAN DO THAT.
NOTHING IN THE WHOLE WORLD IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN SINCERE IGNORANCE AND CONSCIOUS STUPIDITY
INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE.”
A GENUINE LEADER IS NOT A CONSENSUS SEEKER BUT A CONSENSUS SHAPER.”
YOU WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED, YOU WILL NOT BE HARASSED. I WILL NOT BE SILENT AND I WILL BE HEARD
CREATIVE POWER CAN BRING DOWN MOUNTAINS OF EVIL AND LEVEL HILLS OF INJUSTICE
FREEDOM IS NEVER GRANTED VOLUNTARILY BY THE OPPRESSOR; MUST BE DEMANDED BY THE OPPRESSED,
Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man must do his work so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn cannot do better
We are not history makers. We are made by history.
If a man has not discovered something for which he will die, he is not fit to live
The most persistent and urgent question in life is: ‘What are you doing for others
If a man is called to be a sweeper, he should sweep the streets as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He must sweep the streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will stop to say, Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.
If a man has not discovered something for which he will die, he is not fit to live
Change does not roll on wheels of inevitability, but comes about through continual struggle. And that is why we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless you have your back bent.
Martin Luther King Jr Quotes On Unity
The moment we break faith with each other, the sea envelops us and the light goes out
The unit to be real must withstand the most severe stress without breaking
We have learned to fly through the air like birds and swim through the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers
Cooperation is the absolute conviction that no one can get there unless everyone gets there
The unity of liberty has never been based on uniformity of opinion.
The Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. The Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
The reason why the world lacks unity and lies broken and heaped up is because man is disunited with himself.
The multitude that is not brought to act as a unit is confusion. That unity that does not have its origin in the multitude is tyranny
Only danger can unite the French. Unity cannot be imposed out of nowhere in a country that has 265 different types of cheese.
When there is no enemy inside, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
The good thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.
Coming together is a start. Staying together is progress. Working together is success
We must all be together or, most assuredly, we will all be hanged separately
Honest differences of views and honest debate are not disunity. They are the vital process of policymaking among free men
Nothing unites the English like war. Nothing divides them like Picasso
The hearts of men must not be opposed, but opposed, and all against evil only.
Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man must do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn cannot do better.
The final tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty of bad people, but the silence of good people.
The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be… The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.
An individual has not begun to live until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all mankind.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscious stupidity.
Peace is not simply a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we reach our goals.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in moments of challenge and controversy.
It may be true that the law can’t make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.
Take the first step with faith. You don’t have to see the whole ladder, just take the first step.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot expel hate; only love can do that.
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Each step towards the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering and struggle; the tireless efforts and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscious stupidity.
We may have all come in different boats, but now we are in the same boat
Morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless.
He who forgives wrongs is as guilty as he who perpetrates them.
All work that elevates humanity has dignity and importance and must be undertaken with painstaking excellence. Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-worth, is the most powerful weapon against the long night of physical slavery.
Everyone can be great because anyone can serve. It is not necessary to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make the subject and verb agree to serve. You just need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.
Martin Luther King Quotes On Education
The purpose of education is to educate each of us to think critically and to think intensely. Character plus intelligence: that is the goal of true education
Education must enable each one to weigh the evidence and sift, to distinguish the real from the unreal, the true from the false, and fact from fiction.
Knowledge is a procedure of piling up facts; the wisdom lies in its simplification.
The group formed by father, mother and son is the main educational organization of humanity.
We must bear in mind that intelligence is not enough. Character plus intelligence: that is the goal of true education. Complete education provides not only powers of concentration, but commendable goals to focus on
Education should allow the person to become more competent, to achieve with increasing ease the legitimate objectives of her life
Saving man from the mess of disinformation, in my opinion, is one of the main purposes of education
A great mass of so-called educated individuals do not think scientifically and logically. Even the classroom, the press, the pulpit and the platform in many cases do not provide us with unbiased and objective truths.
Complete education gives you not only the power of concentration, but commendable goals to focus on.
The purpose of education, therefore, is to educate everyone to think critically and to think intensely.
The function of education is to teach to think intensely and to think critically. Intelligence plus character: that is the goal of true education.
I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.
Intelligence plus character: that is the goal of true education. Complete education gives one not only the power of concentration, but valuable goals on which to concentrate.
Too often I find that most college graduates have a misconception of the purpose of education.
Education must enable man to become more efficient, to achieve with increasing ease the legitimate goals of his life
At this point, I often wonder whether or not education is serving its purpose.
Saving man from the swamp of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the main goals of education.
Education must enable us to sift and weigh the evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and fact from fiction.
education that stops with efficiency may prove to be the greatest threat to society. We must remember that intelligence is not enough.
Intelligence plus character: that is the goal of true education. Education should also train one for quick, purposeful, and effective thinking.
Knowledge is a process of accumulating facts; the wisdom lies in its simplification.
Education should enable man to become more efficient, to achieve with increasing ease the legitimate goals of his life.
Saving man from the swamp of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the main goals of education.
The vast majority of so-called educated people do not think logically and scientifically. Even the press, the classroom, the platform and the pulpit in many cases do not give us objective and unbiased truths
Education should enable one to sift and weigh the evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the fact from the fiction
The function of education, therefore, is to teach to think intensely and to think critically.
Complete education gives one not only powers of concentration, but worthy goals to focus on
Education that stops with efficiency can be the biggest threat to society. The most dangerous criminal can be the man endowed with reason, but without morals
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