MLK Was A Deeply-Flawed Man. Isn't That The Point?

Some lessons in leadership.

Here’s a couple of concepts we generally know about MLK, but don’t often discuss:

• He cheated on his wife

• He smoked cigarettes fairly regularly; his autopsy at 39 claimed his heart was about 60

• He apparently plagiarized portions of his doctoral dissertation

• He potentially had limited ties to communist leaders

None of this is said in an effort to strike down Martin Luther King Jr. or hit at his legacy in any way. He is one of the most important people that lived in the last 100 years — and for America, he’s quite possibly one of the most important people ever.

Rather, there might be a broader lesson here.

Start with this assumption / logic: