“If we wait for it to work itself out, it will never be worked out!”
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Source: The Birth of a New Nation (1957)
About this quote
In The Birth of a New Nation (1957), King uses a collective appeal to examine self awareness, with attention to never, worked. The practical center is the relationship between wisdom and never and worked, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.
When to use it
- A community organizer builds a meeting around never before participants choose one measurable action related to self awareness.
- A teacher pairs the passage from The Birth of a New Nation (1957) with a primary-source exercise about wisdom and public responsibility.
- A team leader uses the tension between worked and worked to discuss conduct under pressure.

