Changing Quote on King Jr. Memorial: What Do You Think?

A quote carved on the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington D.C. will be changed after the inscription was criticized for not accurately reflecting the civil rights leader's words, according to media reports.

The inscription currently reads: "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness." The phrase is chiseled into one side of a massive block of granite that includes King's likeness emerging from the stone. It became a point of controversy after the memorial opened in August, according to the Huffington Post.

Poet Maya Angelou has said the truncated version made King sound like "an arrogant twit" because it was out of context.

In the original speech in Atlanta, King said, "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."

Ed Jackson Jr., the executive architect of the $120 million project, previously said King's words were shortened for space reasons and that he stood by the paraphrased line.

So now we ask: Do you agree with the decision to change the quote on the King Memorial? Take our poll, and tell us in the comments.

A spokesman for the U.S Department of the Interior said Friday that Secretary Ken Salazar decided to have the quote changed, the Huffington Post reported. The cost is still being assessed.