King Quote by Cornel West

Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader and an American hero.

— Harry Enten

In that respect, Martin Luther King, whom A.J.[Muste] advised in the civil rights movement, was also a radical pacifist.

— Nat Hentoff

Martin Luther King was only an activist for 13 years and every year he changed and every year he became more radical. By the…

— Bill Ayers

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

— Coretta Scott King

[Martin Luther King] King was a socialist and King was an activist who was really a radical by the end.

— Bill Ayers

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

Martin Luther King was an extremist of love.

— Cornel West

We forget now, but during his life, Dr. King wasn't always considered a unifying figure. Even after rising to prominence, even after winning the…

— Barack Obama

Martin Luther King was a misguided leader. He worked to be recognized as the leader of black America, when what black America needs isn't…

— Don Yaeger

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.…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as our prince of peace, of civil rights. We owe him something major that will keep his memory…

— Morgan Freeman

Martin Luther King was a radical democrat, by which I mean someone who is a foe of wealth inequality.

— Cornel West