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Martin Luther King Jr. was a Southern, conservative minister who believed in the American promise. His dream was patriotic and traditional. Family, work, self-determination…

— Jason Whitlock

[Martin Luther] King was one of the two young ministers - and you know how directly oriented the Negro community still is towards the…

— Ella Baker

We have to remember that Dr. King was not an idle dreamer. Dr. King was a man of action. If Dr. King were here,…

— Marc Morial

You cannot hear the name Martin Luther King, Jr., and not think of death. You might hear the words 'I have a dream,' but…

— Michael Eric Dyson

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

— Coretta Scott King

Dr. King, if he were alive today, probably would simply be a minister, a pastor. His initial intent was, indeed, just to be a…

— David Garrow

One of the things I love most about Martin Luther King is that he was willing to sacrifice his popularity in favor of his…

— 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

Guess what, Martin Luther King? I had a dream, too.

— Sarah Silverman

[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 is a notorious liar[]

— John G. Schmitz

It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one another.

— Wynton Marsalis