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title: "1 Greater Obligation Quotes By Edward Kennedy"
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> [The more our feelings diverge, the more deeply felt they are, the greater is our obligation to grant the sincerity and essential decency of our fellow citizens on the other side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/the-more-our-feelings-diverge-the-more-deeply-felt-they-are-the/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

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## More by Edward Kennedy

> [It's disgraceful that year after year, Congress has bowed to the tobacco lobby and refused to act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/it-s-disgraceful-that-year-after-year-congress-has-bowed-to-the/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [Sometimes a party must sail against the wind. We cannot heed the call of those who say it is time to furl the sail.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/sometimes-a-party-must-sail-against-the-wind-we-cannot-heed-the-call/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [The torture and other sadistic abuses of prisoners in Iraq have done immense damage already to America's reputation in the world, and the worst…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/the-torture-and-other-sadistic-abuses-of-prisoners-in-iraq-have-done/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [The great adventures which our opponents offer is a voyage into the past. Progress is our heritage, not theirs. What is right for us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/the-great-adventures-which-our-opponents-offer-is-a-voyage-into-the/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [Justice Lewis Powell spoke for all of us when he said: Equal justice under law is perhaps the most inspiring idea of our society.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/justice-lewis-powell-spoke-for-all-of-us-when-he-said-equal-justice/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/frankly-i-don-t-mind-not-being-president-i-just-mind-that-someone/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [ \[W\]ords are fine, but it has to be what a generation reads into those words. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/w-ords-are-fine-but-it-has-to-be-what-a-generation-reads-into-those/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [Earlier this week ... scientists announced the completion of a task that once seemed unimaginable; and that is, the deciphering of the entire DNA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/earlier-this-week-scientists-announced-the-completion-of-a-task-that/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [She's a wonderful, wonderful person, and we're looking to a happy and wonderful night - ah, life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/she-s-a-wonderful-wonderful-person-and-we-re-looking-to-a-happy-and/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [I applaud the fact that the president has reached out to the members of Judiciary Committee. And I applaud. the fact that he has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/i-applaud-the-fact-that-the-president-has-reached-out-to-the-members/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [ur struggle is not with some monarch named George who inherited the crown - although it often seems that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/ur-struggle-is-not-with-some-monarch-named-george-who-inherited-the/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [We are giving assurance to the American families that help is on its way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/we-are-giving-assurance-to-the-american-families-that-help-is-on-its/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [The AMA puts the lives and well being of the American citizens well below it's own special interest...It deserves to be ignored, rejected, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/the-ama-puts-the-lives-and-well-being-of-the-american-citizens-well/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [I won't yield to anyone about guns in our society. I know enough about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/i-won-t-yield-to-anyone-about-guns-in-our-society-i-know-enough-about/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

> [From the windows of my office in Boston ... I can see the Golden Stairs from Boston Harbor where all eight of my great-grandparents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/from-the-windows-of-my-office-in-boston-i-can-see-the-golden-stairs/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

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