'Oh no you didn't': Defense Dept. quote in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day causes flip-out

The Department of Defense caused a stir with this tweet on Martin Luther King Jr. Day:

"The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." MLK Jr. #MartinLutherKing

— Department of Defense ?? (@DeptofDefense) January 20, 2014

You can almost hear the heads exploding already.

The negative reaction from DoD critics was swift:

Coming from the @DeptofDefense this is a truly inappropriate tweet https://t.co/UwuplojBit

— Alice Marshall (@PrestoVivace) January 20, 2014

.@DeptofDefense "The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today is my own government." – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 4/4/1967

— zach s-w (@nerdosyndical) January 20, 2014

Oh no you didn't RT @DeptofDefense: "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." MLK Jr. #MartinLutherKing

— general strike preparer (@samrozin) January 20, 2014

https://twitter.com/Ghostpickles/status/425318947114590208

https://twitter.com/DavidKenner/status/425393454722875392

Really??? RT @DeptofDefense: "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." MLK Jr. #MartinLutherKing

— msummer (@msummer) January 20, 2014

https://twitter.com/croberts5/status/425389357260746752
https://twitter.com/El_Chazcon/status/425388772914495489

Woah! Had to verify this wasn't parody. RT “@DeptofDefense: "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." MLK Jr.”

— Abe Greenspoon (@worldofabe) January 20, 2014

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Good advice if you're living in drone country MT @deptofdefense "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." MLK Jr

— Jeremy ??? (@jeremy6d) January 20, 2014

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What was MLK’s stance on gratuitous profanity?

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