positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season." Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection."
             In this passage, Dr. King explains that the greatest obstacle to improving the
             causal factors responsible for unjust social conditions, such as the immoral oppression of
             any one group of individuals on the basis of their race or skin color, is not the negative
             influence of those whose ignorance and hatred motivates their ne
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