Chapters Quote by Cornel West

I know that no matter what is said about Martin the King Jr., what he contributed, what he gave, what he meant, what he…

— Yolanda King

“The righteous man always resembles more a loser than a victor, for the Lord lets him be tested and assailed to his utmost limits…

— Daniel Hochhalter

Martin Luther King, Jr. tried to live his life serving others.

— Coretta Scott King

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a revolutionary, simple and plain.

— Killer Mike

It is Martin King who taught that a real moral struggle seeks to win partners, not to leave victims.

— Maulana Karenga

Martin Luther King Jr. was not just a man of peace. He was a radical pacifist, and so he was against war across the…

— Cornel West

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s peaceful, determined struggle for social justice, and Sargent Shriver, who launched the Peace Corps, were early heroes. A career of…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

Just as Dr. King was a disciple of Gandhi and Christ, we must now be Dr. King's disciples. Dr. King challenged us to work…

— Cesar Chavez

“Martin Luther King Jr. believed that the highest point of Jesus’s life was the moment when he forgave his executioners,”

— Karen Armstrong

There is a war going on. All talk of a Christian's right to live luxuriously "as a child of the King" in this atmosphere…

— John Piper

“First, his personal achievement. I am not concerned here about marches and boycotts, great and important though they were, but rather about a man…

— Chinua Achebe

Martin [Luther King] wasn't one to buck forces too much.

— Ella Baker