“O God, help me to see that where I stand today, I stand because others helped me to stand there and because the forces of history projected me there.”
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Source: Conquering Self-Centeredness (1957)
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In Conquering Self-Centeredness (1957), King uses a focused ethical claim to examine compassion, with attention to stand, today, others. The practical center is the relationship between spirituality and history and projected, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.
When to use it
- A community organizer builds a meeting around stand before participants choose one measurable action related to compassion.
- A teacher pairs the passage from Conquering Self-Centeredness (1957) with a primary-source exercise about spirituality and public responsibility.
- A team leader uses the tension between today and projected to discuss conduct under pressure.