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

Quote by Sargent Shriver

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He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned.

He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later.

Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later.

I want to warn anyone who sees the Peace Corps as an alternative to the...

I want to warn anyone who sees the Peace Corps as an alternative to the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always...

The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always...

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...

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...