"Cautious, careful people always casting about to preserve their reputation or social standards never can bring about reform. Those who are really in earnest are willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathies with despised ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences."
—Susan B. Anthony

Of course, if those earnest people who are willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathies with despised ideas and their advocates fail at their proposed reform and do not become famous, like Susan B., the consequences can be severe. It can be a very lonely ride. Is it worth it? I believe it is. Loneliness is preferable to hypocrisy.