If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society.
Sargent Shriver
In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.
Sargent Shriver
Racists are irrational and illogical in their attempts to justify their prejudices.
Sargent Shriver
Being accused of enthusiasm is something I'll never live down.
Sargent Shriver
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 or at apost in Germany than it will be with us.
Sargent Shriver
Christian virtues unite men. Racism separates them.
Sargent Shriver
The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it.
Sargent Shriver
It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant.
Sargent Shriver
A line has to be drawn somewhere between what is essential and what is peripheral.