Sargent Shriver

“I never ride just to ride. I ride to catch a fox. I play baseball to make the team.”

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

“Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration.”

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

“Jews have suffered persecution from misguided Christians who tortured the Jews for their part in killing Christ. These Christians forgot that Christ died because of the sins of all men.”

“He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned.”

“It is well to be prepared for life as it is, but it is better to be prepared to make life better than it is.”

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

“I can remember at college, living on 30-cent meals.”

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

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

“Does politics have to be injected into everything?”

“Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.”

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

“I hate goofballs.”

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

“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.”

“Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later.”

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

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