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If a young person has any idealism at all, it's strongest about the time he finishes college.
Sargent Shriver
Time, Person, Young
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
Peace, Person, Problems
It wouldn't kill me if I were never nominated or elected to anything.
Sargent Shriver
Elected, Nominated
It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant.
Sargent Shriver
Servant, Civil, Rewarding
Joe Kennedy isn't in the habit of having incompetents around. I wouldn't have lasted three months if I didn't have some ability.
Sargent Shriver
Around, Three, Ability
My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another.
Sargent Shriver
Work, Struggle, Parents
My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities.
Sargent Shriver
Parents, Enough, 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
Try, Problem, Taught
The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always provide as many outlets as we should.
Sargent Shriver
Youth, Natural, Idealism
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
Peace, Give, Young
There is an alternative to war. It has been with us forever.
Sargent Shriver
War, Forever
We must treat the disease of racism. This means we must understand the disease.
Sargent Shriver
Racism, Understand, Treat
When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.
Sargent Shriver
Work, System, Economic
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
Work, Two, Find
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
Life, Peace, May
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.
Sargent Shriver
Men, Christ, Died

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Nationality: American
Born: November 9, 1915

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