“The mere fact that we are here, and the mere fact that we sing and pray, and come to church—we believe in God.”
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Source: Rediscovering Lost Values (1954)
About this quote
In Rediscovering Lost Values (1954), King uses a collective appeal to examine spirituality, with attention to church, believe. The practical center is the relationship between honesty and church and believe, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.
When to use it
- A community organizer builds a meeting around church before participants choose one measurable action related to spirituality.
- A teacher pairs the passage from Rediscovering Lost Values (1954) with a primary-source exercise about honesty and public responsibility.
- A team leader uses the tension between believe and believe to discuss conduct under pressure.