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.

The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.

When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.

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.

The Peace Corps represents some, if not all, of the best virtues in this society. It stands for everything that America has ever stood for. It stands for everything we believe in and hope to achieve in the world.

If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society.

Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration.