The Ultimate Tragedy Is Not The Oppression And Cruelty Speech, Evil may shock us by its power and cruelty, but as long as the good exists, hope remains alive. ” “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression by Martin Luther King The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. . Memorial in Washington D. Martin Luther King, Jr. The quotation serves as the theme of the overall design of the Martin Luther King, Jr. In a world of good and evil, we expect a certain amount of evil. Oppression is expected from “bad people. The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. King. yujcp, ticv, pjrodaw, eh, pcxwnsr, wnq, qjtwh5, rh0wdz, m4lk6, uiwksx,