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" Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education. "
Sargent Shriver
Housing
Results
Racism
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" I do not think that the educational program of our schools should be determined by what the community thinks it needs. "
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" The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world. "
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" If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society. "
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" In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems. "
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" Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration. "
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" There is an alternative to war. It has been with us forever. "
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" Joe Kennedy isn't in the habit of having incompetents around. I wouldn't have lasted three months if I didn't have some ability. "
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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. "
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Than
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" Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight. "
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" If a young person has any idealism at all, it's strongest about the time he finishes college. "
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Person
" One of the things Mr. Kennedy taught me was that in laying out a new project, you shouldn't try to cope with every little problem. "
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Try
You
" It is precisely our job as Catholics to speak the truth as plainly and precisely as we can. "
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Speak
Truth
Our
" 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. "
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Respect
Man
" Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and exciting. "
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Just
Travel
Purpose
" It wouldn't kill me if I were never nominated or elected to anything. "
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Anything
Me
Elected
" Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later. "
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Worry
About
Job
" Christian virtues unite men. Racism separates them. "
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Christian
Unite
Virtues
" The roots of racism lie deep in man's nature, wounded and bruised by original sin. "
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Man
Lie
Deep
" I can remember at college, living on 30-cent meals. "
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I Can
Living
Meals
" It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant. "
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Servant
Civil
Most
" 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. "
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Who
Persecution
Because
" I don't think the Gallup Poll technique is going to be very helpful in determining the goals of our educational system. "
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Goals
System
Helpful
" 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? "
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Sacrifice
Work
Health
" When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa. "
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People
System
Economic
" The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always provide as many outlets as we should. "
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Many
Alas
Always
" My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities. "
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Parents
Explain
Enough
" Being accused of enthusiasm is something I'll never live down. "
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Enthusiasm
Down
" I don't have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture in the newspapers and without being interviewed. "
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" He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned. "
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Who
Nothing
Things
" My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another. "
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Struggle
Hard Work
Parents