All great questions must be raised by great voices, and the greatest voice is the voice of the people - speaking out - in prose, or painting or poetry or music; speaking out - in homes and halls, streets and farms, courts and cafes - let that voice speak and the stillness you hear will be the gratitude of mankind.
Robert KennedyGNP measures neither our courage, our wisdom neither our compassion. It measures everything except what makes life worthwhile
Robert KennedyPeople are selfish. But they can also be compassionate and generous, and they care about the country. But not when they feel threatened. Thatโs why this is such a crucial time. We can go in either direction. But if we donโt make a choice soon, it will be too late to turn things around. I think people are willing to make the right choice. But they need leadership. Theyโre hungry for leadership.
Robert KennedyThe essential humanity of men can be protected and preserved only where government must answer, not just to the wealthy, not just to those of a particular religion, or a particular race, but to all its people.
Robert KennedyAll do not develop in the same manner, or at the same pace. Nations, like men, often march to the beat of different drummers, and the precise solutions of the United States can neither be dictated nor transplanted to others. What is important is that all nations must march toward increasing freedom; toward justice for all; toward a society strong and flexible enough to meet the demands of all its own people, and a world of immense and dizzying change.
Robert Kennedy