Expert: Michael Ruttinger - 7/17/2002

Question
hi!  i have this memory of a guest character on the show saying something like: people say we can't change the world, but the world is changing all the time.  the real question is what are you going to do about it.  (or make it be the way you want it to be, or something).

i would like to quote jms exactly here.  can you help me with the *exact* words from the series?  thank you!

vicki

Answer
Vicki,
    Though it's rather difficult for me to locate the exact quote without a reference to which episode, I think I know what you're talking about.  A quote similar to this is from the episode "And the Rock Cries Out, No Hiding Place" referring to the crisis on Earth.  Let me know if this isn't the one you're looking for, but it sounds about the same.  

"I didn't think so, but if I was wrong, I was wrong. I'd rather do something, and make a mistake than be frightened and be doing nothing. That's the problem back home. Folks have been conned to thinking they can't change the world, have to accept what is. I'll tell you something my friends. The world is changing every day, the only question is who's doing it."
  -- Rev. Dexter in Babylon 5:"And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place"