I think that is an
answer to that myth,
and it is that time is neutral.
It can be used
either constructively
or destructively.
And I'm absolutely
convinced that the forces
of ill will in our nation,
the extreme rightists
in our nation, have often used
time much more effectively
than the forces of goodwill.
And it may well be
that we will have
to repent in this
generation, not merely
for the vitriolic words
of the bad people,
and the violent actions
of the bad people,
but for the appalling
silence and indifference
of the good people who sit
around and say, wait on time.
Somewhere we must come to see
that social progress never
rolls in on the wheels
of inevitability.
It comes through the tireless
efforts and the persistent work
of dedicated individuals.
And without this hard
work, time itself
becomes an ally of the primitive
forces of social stagnation.
And so we must help
time, and we must
realize that the time is
always right to do right.
