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" As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadn't occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it. "

Sargent Shriver

Good

Depression

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" It is well to be prepared for life as it is, but it is better to be prepared to make life better than it is. "

" When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa. "

" I never ride just to ride. I ride to catch a fox. I play baseball to make the team. "

" If a young person has any idealism at all, it's strongest about the time he finishes college. "

" The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it. "

" Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration. "

" We must treat the disease of racism. This means we must understand the disease. "

" The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always provide as many outlets as we should. "

" Racists are irrational and illogical in their attempts to justify their prejudices. "

" If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society. "

" My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another. "

" Do we talk about the dignity of work? Do we give our students any reason for believing it is worthwhile to sacrifice for their work because such sacrifices improve the psychological and mental health of the person who makes them? "

" The roots of racism lie deep in man's nature, wounded and bruised by original sin. "

" Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later. "

" It wouldn't kill me if I were never nominated or elected to anything. "

Sargent Shriver

Anything

Elected

" It is precisely our job as Catholics to speak the truth as plainly and precisely as we can. "

" Being accused of enthusiasm is something I'll never live down. "

" The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world. "

" A line has to be drawn somewhere between what is essential and what is peripheral. "

" My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities. "

" I hate goofballs. "

Sargent Shriver

Hate

" Jews have suffered persecution from misguided Christians who tortured the Jews for their part in killing Christ. These Christians forgot that Christ died because of the sins of all men. "

" Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being. "

" Christian virtues unite men. Racism separates them. "

" I want to warn anyone who sees the Peace Corps as an alternative to the draft that life may well be easier at Fort Dix or at apost in Germany than it will be with us. "

Sargent Shriver

Want

Draft

" Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education. "

" It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant. "

" In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems. "