我之所以跨入此间宏伟的教堂,是因为我的良心让我别无选择.我加入你们的集会,则是因为我对这个聚合我们的组织——“忧世教士和俗人协会”关注越南——的工作和主旨非常认同.我对你们执委会最近的声明深有同感,当我阅读到它的开场白的时候就甚有共鸣：“这是一个‘沉默即是背叛’的时刻.”
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."