About this quote

In Rediscovering Lost Values (1954), King uses a focused ethical claim to examine spirituality, with attention to automobiles, subways, televisions. The practical center is the relationship between wisdom and never and substitutes, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.

When to use it

• A community organizer builds a meeting around automobiles before participants choose one measurable action related to spirituality.
• A teacher pairs the passage from Rediscovering Lost Values (1954) with a primary-source exercise about wisdom and public responsibility.
• A team leader uses the tension between subways and substitutes to discuss conduct under pressure.