from Jesus’ General:

As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there’s a twilight where everything remains seemingly unchanged, and it is in such twilight that we must be aware of change in the air, however slight, lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.

Justice William O. Douglas Jr.

who also gave us the first runner-up:

Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?