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Martin Luther King (Jr.) during the civil rights movement used to exclaim that he looked forward to heaven where he would be "Free at last."… — Billy Graham
One of the greatest men to ever walk this land was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His life exemplified unity by bringing people together for… — Zach Wamp
I think all of us thought that by the '70s, at the latest the '80s, all the world's problems would be solved and everyone would… — Janis Ian
Every now and then I think about my own death, and I think about my own funeral. ... Every now and then I ask myself,… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sitting in the Oval Office, beneath a painting of George Washington, with a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. over his right shoulder and a… — Ron Fournier
Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as our prince of peace, of civil rights. We owe him something major that will keep his memory alive. — Morgan Freeman
I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr stamp - just think about all those white bigots, licking the backside of a black… — Dick Gregory
When I was teaching in the 1960s in Boston, there was a great deal of hope in the air. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive,… — Jonathan Kozol
Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation's progress towards the realization of… — Adam Schiff
I was raised in Arizona, and I went to public school, and the extent of my knowledge of the civil-rights movement was the story of… — Emma Stone
We will not allow this day of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial to go without somebody going to jail. — Cornel West
I wasn't predicted to be anything. I just followed an inner spirit, and it put me in the right place and the right time. I… — Andrew Young
I think that not only do saints make poor role models, they are incapable in one sense of identifying radically with those of us who… — Michael Eric Dyson
I think we have to face right in the center of the hurricane, if you will, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s foibles and faults. I think… — Michael Eric Dyson
Pigmentation was a quick and convenient way of judging a person. One of us, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., once proposed we instead judge people… — Jon Stewart
Essentially, I'm a very real person; good and bad. And the public image is one of being very good, I suppose. But one of the… — Bono
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream was a manifestation of hope that humanity might one day get out of its own way by finding the… — Aberjhani
We talk a lot about Malcom X and Martin Luther King JR, but It's time to be like them, as strong as them. They were… — Tupac Shakur
My all-time heroes are Thurgood Marshall and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two men who had to really work to achieve what they did. And… — Monte Irvin
The idea that America elected a black man to be its president forty years after it declined to allow Martin Luther King Jr. to stand… — Charlie Pierce
Martin Luther King, Jr., would have been the last person to have wanted his iconization and his heroism. He was an enormously guilt-laden man. He… — Michael Eric Dyson
When white supremacy becomes institutional, it begins to harm the very people who are not simply outside of it because of their race, it begins… — Michael Eric Dyson
The assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy led directly to the passage of a historic law, the Gun Control Act of… — Jeffrey Toobin
I was proud to march beside some of the most notable Civil Rights activists, such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Jesse… — Charles B. Rangel
Even after facing jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. courageously and boldly spoke out against racial inequality. — Yvette Clarke

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