Thomas Sowell has a good article on word usage. He writes, “The expression, ‘It goes without saying. . .’ is a fatal trap. Few things go without saying. Some of the most valuable things in life may go away without saying– whether loved ones in one’s personal life or the freedom or survival of a nation.”
The time is overdue for saying things.
Sowell has written a number of books I consider great. One (that I’m re-reading) is ‘A conflict of visions’. (Another is ‘Cosmic Justice’)