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I wished the president [Barack Obama] were more "Martin Luther King-like."

— Cornel West

When every high school graduate can spell the word, 'inauguration,' let's put lampshades on our heads and listen to his speeches until Obama's voice…

— Paula Poundstone

Whatever he does in office, no man can live up to the high expectations of the world, but we have been changed by his…

— Des Browne

“stand here today as hopeful as ever that the United States of America will endure, that it will prevail, that the dream of our…

— Anonymous

Kings and queens are expected to have offspring to carry on the name. There are no such demands on American presidents, but there is…

— Michael Beschloss

I know my dear brother, President [Barack] Obama, has a bust of Martin King right there in the Oval Office, but the question is…

— Cornel West

No doubt, the White House thinks the American people know Obama's story. But since the Inauguration, we've seen only the president's present: his perfect…

— Dee Dee Myers

You look at how Barack Obama has had to conduct himself as president. It reminds me of Jackie Robinson, how he had to be…

— Ato Essandoh

You know, being able to celebrate the legacy of Dr. King is an extraordinarily important event for our country.

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

“Oh, but Barack Obama was no mere man. He was a paragon of intelligence and civilized society. A savior to the world’s depressed. A…

— Frank J. Fleming

You can be disappointed but only if you thought [Barack Obama] was something that he said he wasn't!

— Bill Ayers

Even through the unseen, I know that God watches, From one King's dream, he was able to Barack us.

— Common