No matter how much money you’re making, stand up for freedom.

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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 justice, with attention to matter, money, making. The practical center is the relationship between others courage and stand and freedom, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.

When to use it

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