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

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

If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are...

If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are...

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...

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...

Jews have suffered persecution from misguided Christians who tortured the Jews for their part in...

Jews have suffered persecution from misguided Christians who tortured the Jews for their part in...

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...

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

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

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.

My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one...

My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one...

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...

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

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

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...

He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned.

He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned.

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...

Joe Kennedy isn't in the habit of having incompetents around. I wouldn't have lasted three...

Joe Kennedy isn't in the habit of having incompetents around. I wouldn't have lasted three...

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...

Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is...

Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is...

I do not think that the educational program of our schools should be determined by...

I do not think that the educational program of our schools should be determined by...

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

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

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

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