We must treat the disease of racism. This means we must understand the disease.

In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.

Serve, serve, serve. Because in the end, it will be the servants who save us all.

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.

The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their lives to justice and charity.

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

The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it.