Robert Kennedy Quotes

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• Our attitude towards immigration reflects our faith in the American ideal. We have always believed it possible for men and women who start at the…
• We in Government have begun to recognize the critical work which must be done at all levels-local, State and Federal-in ending the pollution of our…
• ...if we want to meet the obligations of our civilization and our culture which are to create communities for our children that provide them with…
• Industrial agriculture now accounts for over half of America's water pollution.
• Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth…
• The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in…
• Always forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
• This much is clear: violence breeds violence, repression brings retaliation, and only a cleansing of our whole society can remove this sickness from our soul.
• If freedom makes social progress possible, so social progress strengthens and enlarges freedom. The two are inseparable partners in the great adventure of humanity.
• At the heart of western freedom and democracy is the belief that the individual man ... is the touchstone of value, and all society, groups,…
• What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the…
• ...the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It…
• You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution.
• Perhaps to some extent we have lost sight of the fact that LSD can be very, very helpful in our society if used properly.
• Oh no, oh no... don't lift me, don't lift me.
• The gross national product includes air pollution and advertising for cigarettes, and ambulances to clear our highways of carnage. It counts special locks for our…
• The future is not completely beyond our control. It is the work of our own hands.
• I believe that in this generation those with the courage to enter the conflict will find themselves with companions in every corner of the world.
• Every time you stand up for an ideal, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope.
• But history will judge you, and as the years pass, you will ultimately judge yourself, in the extent to which you have used your gifts…

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