Intelligence plus Character

“Intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character; that is the goal of true education.”

- Martin Luther King Jr.

What this quote means to me is many things. It is saying that not only is intelligence the goal of true education, but so is character. It is saying that you need to have both in order to achieve the true goal of education. For example, if you are a very intelligent person, but you are rude and not polite, and have a disrespectful attitude, then that is not correct. It isn’t correct because then you will not care about your education and take it as a joke. To add on, it will show that you will never try, because you don’t care, but you are a very smart intelligent person. It is wrong because you are smart, but you do not try, so you are just wasting your time. Another example will be being very nice, having a good, respectful attitude, but never trying in school. That is very wrong. This is why this quote says that it has to be intelligence plus character, not just one or the other. If you have both, then you will be able to achieve many things in life, and you will achieve the goal of true education. This is why this quote is true, because it will help you reflect, and it you are intelligent, but you have a bad character, then it will help you reflect, that way you can become a better person, and you will achieve one goal there. Or if it is the other way around, then you will learn more and always try harder in everything. This is why this quote is important.