I say it to everybody in this community. Work courageously for it.

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Source: Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957)

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In Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957), King uses a focused ethical claim to examine others courage, with attention to everybody, community, courageously. The practical center is the relationship between wisdom and community and courageously, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.

When to use it

  • A community organizer builds a meeting around everybody before participants choose one measurable action related to others courage.
  • A teacher pairs the passage from Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957) with a primary-source exercise about wisdom and public responsibility.
  • A team leader uses the tension between community and courageously to discuss conduct under pressure.