BASIC is 60 years old. Here's a message - maybe more relevant than ever - from one of its inventors, John G. Kemeny:

"The most dangerous voice you will ever hear is the evil voice of prejudice that divides black from white, man from woman, Jew from gentile. Listen to the voice that says man can live in harmony. Use your very considerable talents to make the world better."

https://cis-alumni.org/JKemeney.html