One day he stood before his people and said, “You are exploiting these untouchables.

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Source: Palm Sunday Sermon on Mohandas K. Gandhi (1959)

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In Palm Sunday Sermon on Mohandas K. Gandhi (1959), King uses a focused ethical claim to examine wisdom, with attention to stood, people, exploiting. The practical center is the relationship between life and exploiting and untouchables, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.

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  • A community organizer builds a meeting around stood before participants choose one measurable action related to wisdom.
  • A teacher pairs the passage from Palm Sunday Sermon on Mohandas K. Gandhi (1959) with a primary-source exercise about life and public responsibility.
  • A team leader uses the tension between people and untouchables to discuss conduct under pressure.