"A time comes when silence is betrayal"

"We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. There is such a thing as being too late... We still have a choice today...We must move past indecision to action. We must find new ways to speak for peace... and justice throughout the developing world, a world that borders on our doors. If we do not act, we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark, and shameful corridors of time reserved for those who possess power without compassion, might without morality, and strength without sight."

Martin Luther King Jr. Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence" April 4, 1967