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Sargent Shriver
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Sargent Shriver
Age: 95 †
Born: 1915
Born: November 9
Died: 2011
Died: January 18
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Racists are irrational and illogical in their attempts to justify their prejudices.
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I believe strongly in the Constitutional principle of separating church and state. Our founders were right in fearing that religious freedom would be threatened in the long run by a departure from governmental neutrality in spiritual matters.
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Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.
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The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it.
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Serve, serve, serve. Because in the end, it will be the servants who save us all.
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The roots of racism lie deep in man's nature, wounded and bruised by original sin.
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The most important thing that I know about living is love. Nothing surpasses the benefits received by a human being who makes compassion and love the objective of his or her life. For it is only by compassion and love that anyone fulfills successfully their own life’s journey. Nothing equals love.
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If a young person has any idealism at all, it's strongest about the time he finishes college.
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I don't think the Gallup Poll technique is going to be very helpful in determining the goals of our educational system.
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Peace requires the simple but powerful recognition that what we have in common as human beings is more important and crucial than what divides us.
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The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.
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Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.
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Being accused of enthusiasm is something I'll never live down.
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I can remember at college, living on 30-cent meals.
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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. It stands for everything we believe in and hope to achieve in the world.
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