The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most quotable people in history. In the documentary King in the Wilderness, Harry Belafonte shares how he would pull notes from the trash that King, his friend, and confidante, would discard while writing speeches at Belafonte’s home. He did this because even King’s trash would undoubtedly contain profound statements. Agonizingly, taking MLK quotes out of context is common practice, and has been for decades.