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Corps Quotes by 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.
- In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.
- The Peace Corps represents some, if not all, of the best virtues in this society. It stands for everything that America has ever stood for.…
- The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.
- I want to warn anyone who sees the Peace Corps as an alternative to the draft that life may well be easier at Fort Dix…
- Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.
- The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it.
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