Sargent Shriver

My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities. ↗

— Sargent Shriver

#enough #explain #parents #peculiarities #second

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. ↗

— Sargent Shriver

#every #kennedy #laying #little #me

Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education. ↗

— Sargent Shriver

#cannot #cured #discrimination #education #housing

The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always provide as many outlets as we should. ↗

— Sargent Shriver

#always #idealism #many #natural #outlets

The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world. ↗

— Sargent Shriver

#chance #conditions #corps #first #give

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

— Sargent Shriver

#deep #lie #man #nature #original

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

— Sargent Shriver

#been #forever #us #war

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

— Sargent Shriver

#means #must #racism #treat #understand

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

— Sargent Shriver

#approved #came #economic #economic system #figured

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

— Sargent Shriver

#frustration #full #his #land #often