“Still ninety percent of the people are illiterate, and it is necessary to lift the whole cultural standard of the community in order to make it possible to stand up in the free world.”
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Source: The Birth of a New Nation (1957)
About this quote
In The Birth of a New Nation (1957), King uses a focused ethical claim to examine others courage, with attention to still, ninety, percent. The practical center is the relationship between inspiration and stand and world, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.
When to use it
- A community organizer builds a meeting around still before participants choose one measurable action related to others courage.
- A teacher pairs the passage from The Birth of a New Nation (1957) with a primary-source exercise about inspiration and public responsibility.
- A team leader uses the tension between ninety and world to discuss conduct under pressure.