Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote

"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 men."

by:	Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) US civil rights leader
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Categories:	Black, Conscience, Power, Science, Spirituality, Technology
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I don't really get the whole thing  -- Josh, Aurora
WOW, how true that is, in so many applications.  -- Mike, Norwalk
A great Man... At this rate we will most definitely be the cause of our own demise.  -- Robert, Sarasota
Yes, our technical, scientific and pragmatic knowledge overshadows our moral and spiritual evolution. But that second path is one that the individual must embark upon alone and pray that at some point the collective force of that inner power will reach critical mass and true change will occur in the culture of the mind and spirit of society.  -- EGL, LA
An unusually good quotation. And I agree with Robert. He was a great man. How much our country needs such a man now.  -- Dick, Fort Worth
That has been true since a Cain picked up a rock and killed Abel. That has always been the nature of man, so we'd better get used to it.  -- Ken, Allyn, WA
-- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
-- E Archer, NYC
-- Joe, Rochester, MIl
INSIGHTFUL, CHALLENGING AND THOUGHT PROVOKING  -- TOHEEB, LONDON
Weird but fascinating.  -- Britain M., Beloit Wi

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