Inspirational Quote by Margaret Hofmann

Anybody who takes Martin Luther King seriously has got to go beyond the standard understanding of who he was, has to connect those dots.

— Cornel West

I think that for many of us, the years of the Civil Rights movements - Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy running for president in…

— John F. Kerry

When white supremacy becomes institutional, it begins to harm the very people who are not simply outside of it because of their race, it…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Some people criticize the faithful for getting involved in politics, but it's important to remember that down through the centuries, people motivated by their…

— Frank Wolf

People have to allow themselves to be used by God and Martin [Luther King, Jr.] committed himself totally to God's will and purpose and…

— Coretta Scott King

Nonviolence with Dr. [Martin Luther ]King is only a method. That's not his objective.

— Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr., recognized bias when he saw it, knew what he was talking about.

— Jack Schwartz

“It is appropriate that we celebrate Martin Luther King, a man who struggled so valiantly to restore humanity to the oppressed and the oppressor.”

— Chinua Achebe

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

— Karen Armstrong

I have a lot of respect for Martin Luther King. I think he was one of the greatest orators that the country ever produced.

— Fred Hampton

I need to hear something about how he's going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if…

— Al Sharpton

I think Martin Luther King would always keep track of collective insurgencies among poor and working people. He was concerned about the treatment of…

— Cornel West