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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/u...m-memorial-to-Martin-Luther-King-Jr.html?_r=0
A badly paraphrased misquote attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is being chiseled off his memorial in Washington DC by the sculptor, Lei Yixin, for the upcoming 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
The quote was sharply criticized from the moment the monument was unveiled in August of 2011 for being trivial and arrogant-sounding, as well as inaccurate.
The misquote was "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness."
The actual quote it was derived from was
A badly paraphrased misquote attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is being chiseled off his memorial in Washington DC by the sculptor, Lei Yixin, for the upcoming 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
The quote was sharply criticized from the moment the monument was unveiled in August of 2011 for being trivial and arrogant-sounding, as well as inaccurate.
The misquote was "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness."
The actual quote it was derived from was
Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter.