Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something. – Henry David Thoreau

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Without denying the value of scientific endeavor, there is a striking absurdity in committing billions to reach the moon where no people live, while only a fraction of that amount is appropriated to service the densely populated slums. – Martin Luther King,Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967

Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it. – Albert Einstein

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. – Martin Luther King,Jr., Strength to Love, 1963

Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence. – Juvenal

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