“The problem is with man himself and man’s soul. We haven’t learned how to be just and honest and kind and true and loving.”
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Source: Rediscovering Lost Values (1954)
About this quote
In Rediscovering Lost Values (1954), King uses a collective appeal to examine compassion, with attention to problem, haven, learned. The practical center is the relationship between spirituality and honest and loving, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.
When to use it
- A community organizer builds a meeting around problem before participants choose one measurable action related to compassion.
- A teacher pairs the passage from Rediscovering Lost Values (1954) with a primary-source exercise about spirituality and public responsibility.
- A team leader uses the tension between haven and loving to discuss conduct under pressure.