I think we have to look much deeper than that if we are to find the real cause of man’s problems and the real cause of the world’s ills today.

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Source: Rediscovering Lost Values (1954)

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In Rediscovering Lost Values (1954), King uses a collective appeal to examine education, with attention to think, deeper, cause. The practical center is the relationship between wisdom and world and today, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.

When to use it

  • A community organizer builds a meeting around think before participants choose one measurable action related to education.
  • 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 deeper and today to discuss conduct under pressure.