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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Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later.

Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later.

One of the things Mr. Kennedy taught me was that in laying out a new...

One of the things Mr. Kennedy taught me was that in laying out a new...

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

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

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

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

There is an alternative to war. It has been with us forever.

There is an alternative to war. It has been with us forever.

I don't think the Gallup Poll technique is going to be very helpful in determining...

I don't think the Gallup Poll technique is going to be very helpful in determining...

Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going...

Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going...

I never ride just to ride. I ride to catch a fox. I play baseball...

I never ride just to ride. I ride to catch a fox. I play baseball...

Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination...

Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination...

The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their...

The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their...

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

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

Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and...

Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and...

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

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

The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first...

The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first...

In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must...

In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must...

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

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

When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system...

When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system...

He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned.

He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned.

I don't have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture...

I don't have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture...

Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find...

Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find...