# That's One Small Step for a Man One Giant Leap for Mankind by Neil Armstrong > “That’s one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for mankind.” > **— Neil Armstrong**, *Simple Reminders on Real American Pride* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or authoritative text:** [Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal: One Small Step — NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/static/history/alsj/a11/a11.step.html) - **Series source and editorial context:** [[american/American Ethos - Simple Reminders on Real American Pride|Simple Reminders on Real American Pride]] — “One Small Step.” - **Why it belongs:** Individual action and human consequence are joined in one enduring American achievement. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Collection]] - **Series source:** [[american/American Ethos - Simple Reminders on Real American Pride|Simple Reminders on Real American Pride]] - **American route:** [[american/American Ethos - The Founding Brief|The Empirical Case]] - **American route:** [[american/American Ethos - The Next 250|The Next 250]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/American Exploration|American Exploration]] - [[wiki/Space Technology|Space Technology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “That’s one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for mankind.” — Neil Armstrong, Simple Reminders on Real American Pride https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-neil-armstrong-small-step-man-giant-leap ```