“If it works, you’ll get no credit for it; if it does not, you’ll get all the blame.” In fact, that was his reward: He was yelled at first for costing Kennedy the campaign . . . and after the election results proved him right, his role was immediately forgotten. All downside, no upside . . . and yet he braved it. It’s heroic to take that bad bargain. If we don’t do the right thing, who will? And if somebody doesn’t do it, how many will suffer? We can’t keep silent. We can’t remain passive. We have to be willing to take them on. It’s the only way we can help.
