THE ROBERT W. WHITAKER ARCHIVE

JUST BECAUSE | 2005-01-15

When little children are asked why they did something, they will often answer, "Just because." No adult would take that for a serious answer.

When the left demanded "equality" and "civil rights" in the name of Martin Luther King, they didn't have to give a serious reason. They said, "Just because!"

Booker T. Washington said that Blacks should improve themselves and work to become so valuable to Whites that they would become indispensable. Martin Luther King said, "Just because!"

The apostle Paul taught the early Christians that they should lead lives of such good example that they would be accepted by those around them. Martin Luther King said, "Just because!"

Conservatives are constantly whining, "Why are they promoting queer marriage? Why won't Bush stop this massive immigration?"

I tell them to go ask a three-year-old.