as we beat on ceaselessly

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—
because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me—
and there was no one left to speak out.

Sometimes you just have to keep trying and trying and trying in the hopes that change will eventually come.

Indeed, there is no confusion like the confusion of a simple mind.

And even when the situation seemed bleakest, you must have faith that common sense and fair reason will ultimately prevail over myopic and selfish viewpoints.

It is a despairing task but someone has to do it, right?