我之所以跨入此間宏偉的教堂,是因?yàn)槲业牧夹淖屛覄e無(wú)選擇.我加入你們的集會(huì),則是因?yàn)槲覍?duì)這個(gè)聚合我們的組織——“憂世教士和俗人協(xié)會(huì)”關(guān)注越南——的工作和主旨非常認(rèn)同.我對(duì)你們執(zhí)委會(huì)最近的聲明深有同感,當(dāng)我閱讀到它的開(kāi)場(chǎng)白的時(shí)候就甚有共鳴：“這是一個(gè)‘沉默即是背叛’的時(shí)刻.”
I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join you in this meeting because I am in deepest agreement with the aims and work of the organization which has brought us together: Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam. The recent statements of your executive committee are the sentiments of my own heart, and I found myself in full accord when I read its opening lines: "A time comes when silence is betrayal."