What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness; but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or they be black.
Robert KennedyDemocracy is no easy form of government. Few nations have been able to sustain it. For it requires that we take the chances of freedom; that the liberating play of reason be brought to bear on events filled with passion; that dissent be allowed to make its appeal for acceptance; that men chance error in their search for the truth.
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 KennedyIn Massachusetts they [Democratic politicians] steal, in California they feud, and in New York they lie.
Robert KennedyEach nation has different obstacles and different goals, shaped by the vagaries of history and of experience. Yet as I talk to young people around the world I am impressed not by the diversity but by the closeness of their goals, their desires and their concerns and their hope for the future.
Robert Kennedy