--- title: "7 Silence Betrayal Quotes by 3 authors" description: "Browse 7 Silence Betrayal quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Silence Betrayal sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/martin-luther-king-jr-2-1523_betrayal_there-comes-a-time-when-silence-is-betra_419222.jpg" --- > [There comes a time when silence is betrayal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr-2/there-comes-a-time-when-silence-is-betrayal/) [Martin Luther King Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/martin-luther-king-jr-2-1523_betrayal_there-comes-a-time-when-silence-is-betra_419222.jpg) > [A time comes when silence is betrayal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/a-time-comes-when-silence-is-betrayal/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/martin-luther-king-jr-127_betrayal_a-time-comes-when-silence-is-betrayal-70_707851.png) > [The time comes when silence is betrayal. That time has come for us today... ...some of us who have already begun to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/the-time-comes-when-silence-is-betrayal-that-time-has-come-for-us/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/martin-luther-king-jr-127_agony_the-time-comes-when-silence-is-betrayal_855237.png) > [there are times when you have to speak because silence is betrayal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/there-are-times-when-you-have-to-speak-because-silence-is-betrayal/) [Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-k-le-guin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/ursula-k-le-guin-138_betrayal_there-are-times-when-you-have-to-speak-b_1299771.jpg) > [A time comes when silence is betrayal. That time has come for us in relation to Vietnam. A nation that continues year…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/a-time-comes-when-silence-is-betrayal-that-time-has-come-for-us-in/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/martin-luther-king-jr-127_adventure_a-time-comes-when-silence-is-betrayal-th_1811602.jpg) > [The recent statement of your executive committee are the sentiments of my own heart and I found myself in full accord when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/the-recent-statement-of-your-executive-committee-are-the-sentiments/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3f/martin-luther-king-jr-127_agony_the-recent-statement-of-your-executive-c_2024410.jpg) > [A time comes when silence is betrayal. Even when pressed by the demands of inner truth, men do not easily assume the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/a-time-comes-when-silence-is-betrayal-even-when-pressed-by-the/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/martin-luther-king-jr-127_apathy_a-time-comes-when-silence-is-betrayal-ev_2508053.jpg) ## Top authors on Silence Betrayal - [Martin Luther King, Jr 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/silence-betrayal/martin-luther-king-jr/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/silence-betrayal/#itemlist", "name": "Silence Betrayal Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There comes a time when silence is betrayal.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Luther King Jr" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr-2/there-comes-a-time-when-silence-is-betrayal/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/martin-luther-king-jr-2-1523_betrayal_there-comes-a-time-when-silence-is-betra_419222.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/martin-luther-king-jr-2-1523_betrayal_there-comes-a-time-when-silence-is-betra_419222.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/martin-luther-king-jr-2-1523_betrayal_there-comes-a-time-when-silence-is-betra_419222.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” — Martin Luther King Jr", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A time comes when silence is betrayal.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Luther King, Jr" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/a-time-comes-when-silence-is-betrayal/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/martin-luther-king-jr-127_betrayal_a-time-comes-when-silence-is-betrayal-70_707851.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/martin-luther-king-jr-127_betrayal_a-time-comes-when-silence-is-betrayal-70_707851.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/martin-luther-king-jr-127_betrayal_a-time-comes-when-silence-is-betrayal-70_707851.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A time comes when silence is betrayal.” — Martin Luther King, Jr", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The time comes when silence is betrayal. 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