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

Quote by Sargent Shriver

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Does politics have to be injected into everything?

Does politics have to be injected into everything?

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

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

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...

Christian virtues unite men. Racism separates them.

Christian virtues unite men. Racism separates them.

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...

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.

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...

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...

I can remember at college, living on 30-cent meals.

I can remember at college, living on 30-cent meals.

I hate goofballs.

I hate goofballs.

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later.

Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later.

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.