Sargent Shriver

In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape…

— Sargent Shriver

I don't think the Gallup Poll technique is going to be very helpful in determining the goals of our educational system.

— Sargent Shriver

One of the things Mr. Kennedy taught me was that in laying out a new project, you shouldn't try to cope with…

— Sargent Shriver

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

— Sargent Shriver

Shatter the glass. In our society that is so self-absorbed, begin to look less at yourself and more at each other. Learn…

— Sargent Shriver

When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.

— Sargent Shriver

Christian virtues unite men. Racism separates them.

— Sargent Shriver

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

— Sargent Shriver

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

— Sargent Shriver

A line has to be drawn somewhere between what is essential and what is peripheral.

— Sargent Shriver

The cure is care. Caring for others is the practice of peace. Caring becomes as important as curing. Caring produces the cure,…

— Sargent Shriver

The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it.

— Sargent Shriver

It is not what you get out of life that counts. It's what you give and what is given from the heart.

— Sargent Shriver

The roots of racism lie deep in man's nature, wounded and bruised by original sin.

— Sargent Shriver

He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned.

— Sargent Shriver

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

— Sargent Shriver

My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another.

— Sargent Shriver

Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full…

— Sargent Shriver

I don't have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture in the newspapers and without being interviewed.

— Sargent Shriver

I believe strongly in the Constitutional principle of separating church and state. Our founders were right in fearing that religious freedom would…

— Sargent Shriver

The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their lives to justice and charity.

— Sargent Shriver

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

— Sargent Shriver

Jews have suffered persecution from misguided Christians who tortured the Jews for their part in killing Christ. These Christians forgot that Christ…

— Sargent Shriver

If a young person has any idealism at all, it's strongest about the time he finishes college.

— Sargent Shriver

The Peace Corps represents some, if not all, of the best virtues in this society. It stands for everything that America has…

— Sargent Shriver