People
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.
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker condemns both hateful acts and the silence of people who consider themselves good. Staying quiet is treated as a serious failure too. The call to repent places responsibility on this generation, including those who did nothing to oppose harm.
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