We must live together as brothers and come to see that we are all involved in a single process.

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Source: Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957)

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In Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957), King uses a direct appeal to responsibility to examine wisdom, with attention to together, brothers, involved. The practical center is the relationship between life and single and process, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.

When to use it

  • A community organizer builds a meeting around together before participants choose one measurable action related to wisdom.
  • A teacher pairs the passage from Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957) with a primary-source exercise about life and public responsibility.
  • A team leader uses the tension between brothers and process to discuss conduct under pressure.