We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.
—Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail

Posted on July 14, 2003 at 9:18 PM

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We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.
—Martin Luther King, Jr., "Letter from Birmingham Jail" from Why We Can't Wait