“As I observed these conditions I found myself asking: “Can we in America stand idly by and not be concerned?””
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Source: Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution (1965)
About this quote
In Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution (1965), King uses a collective appeal to examine compassion, with attention to observed, conditions, found. The practical center is the relationship between self awareness and stand and concerned, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.
When to use it
- A community organizer builds a meeting around observed before participants choose one measurable action related to compassion.
- A teacher pairs the passage from Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution (1965) with a primary-source exercise about self awareness and public responsibility.
- A team leader uses the tension between conditions and concerned to discuss conduct under pressure.

