“I’m not so sure about that. I’m not so sure we really believe that there is a law of love in this universe, and that if you disobey it you’ll suffer the consequences.”
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Source: Rediscovering Lost Values (1954)
About this quote
In Rediscovering Lost Values (1954), King uses a collective appeal to examine love, with attention to really, believe, universe. The practical center is the relationship between compassion and suffer and consequences, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.
When to use it
- A community organizer builds a meeting around really before participants choose one measurable action related to love.
- A teacher pairs the passage from Rediscovering Lost Values (1954) with a primary-source exercise about compassion and public responsibility.
- A team leader uses the tension between believe and consequences to discuss conduct under pressure.