About this quote

In Conquering Self-Centeredness (1957), King uses a focused ethical claim to examine education, with attention to child, behavior, thinking. The practical center is the relationship between wisdom and alike and egocentric, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.

When to use it

• A community organizer builds a meeting around child before participants choose one measurable action related to education.
• A teacher pairs the passage from Conquering Self-Centeredness (1957) with a primary-source exercise about wisdom and public responsibility.
• A team leader uses the tension between behavior and egocentric to discuss conduct under pressure.