This document describes an institution that was once a thermostat for the mores of society, but has 
This document describes an institution that was once a thermostat for the mores of society, but has since become merely a thermometer and "archdefender of the status quo." This document dismisses an objection by quoting T. S. Eliot's line "The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason." This document was written in response to an open letter titled "A Call for Unity" and references Albert Boutwell's recent electoral victory over "Bull" Connor. It paraphrases Earl Warren in stating that (*) "justice too long delayed is justice denied" and "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." For 10 points, name this 1963 letter addressed to Southern church leaders, which was written by Martin Luther King, Jr., while he was incarcerated in Alabama.
This document describes an institution that was once a thermostat for the mores of society, but has since become merely a thermometer and "archdefender of the status quo.
“Letter from a Birmingham Jail” [or “Letter from Birmingham Jail”] &lt;RY, AmHist&gt;