Martin Luther King Jr. criticizes and speaks against white moderates in his "Letter From Birmignham Jail". He concludes that the biggest obstacle in the stride for freedom isn't the Klu Klux Klan or The White Citizens Councillor but the white moderate. Although they empathize and support the Civil Rights Movement, they take no initiative to act upon it. MLK sates that they live by the myth of time and are constantly advising activists to wait for a more convenient time.