Sargent Shriver
Sargent Shriver
Robert Sargent "Sarge" Shriver Jr.was an American politician and activist. As the husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, he was part of the Kennedy family, serving in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Shriver was the driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps, founded the Job Corps, Head Start and other programs as the "architect" of Johnson's "War on Poverty" and served as the U.S. Ambassador to France...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 November 1915
CountryUnited States of America
Sargent Shriver quotes about
My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another.
Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.
When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.
Do we talk about the dignity of work? Do we give our students any reason for believing it is worthwhile to sacrifice for their work because such sacrifices improve the psychological and mental health of the person who makes them?
I do not think that the educational program of our schools should be determined by what the community thinks it needs.
Shatter the glass. In our society that is so self-absorbed, begin to look less at yourself and more at each other. Learn more about the face of your neighbor and less about your own.
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.
Racists are irrational and illogical in their attempts to justify their prejudices.
The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their lives to justice and charity.
Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and exciting.
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.
In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.
Serve, serve, serve. Because in the end, it will be the servants who save us all.
The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it.