Cecil D. Corbin-Mark speaks about the teachers and texts that influenced Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Corbin-Mark notes that key ideas underlying the teachings of both men can be found in the historic texts they were exposed to and asserts that these key messages can continue to permeate and inform leaders in the age of climate change. Presentation at “Satyagraha: Gandhi’s ‘Truth Force’ in the Age of Climate Change” presented by the Garrison Institute on April 13, 2008 at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City.