If we will believe this and struggle along, we will be able to achieve it.

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Source: Keep Moving from This Mountain (1960)

About this quote

In Keep Moving from This Mountain (1960), King uses a collective appeal to examine perseverance, with attention to believe, struggle, along. The practical center is the relationship between wisdom and along and achieve, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.

When to use it

  • A community organizer builds a meeting around believe before participants choose one measurable action related to perseverance.
  • A teacher pairs the passage from Keep Moving from This Mountain (1960) with a primary-source exercise about wisdom and public responsibility.
  • A team leader uses the tension between struggle and achieve to discuss conduct under pressure.