About this quote

In Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957), King uses a focused ethical claim to examine compassion, with attention to realize, suffering, sacrifice. The practical center is the relationship between perseverance and suffering and sacrifice, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.

When to use it

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