About this quote

In Rediscovering Lost Values (1954), King uses a collective appeal to examine spirituality, with attention to within, heart, souls. The practical center is the relationship between self awareness and basis and problem, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.

When to use it

• A community organizer builds a meeting around within 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 self awareness and public responsibility.
• A team leader uses the tension between heart and problem to discuss conduct under pressure.