“The time is always ripe to do right.”
Written to fellow clergy who counseled patience and waiting for a 'better moment' to press for civil rights, King's reply was crisp: there is never a wrong moment to do what is right. For a father, the line functions as a standing instruction — no deferral needed, no waiting for conditions to improve.
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