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

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

It is well to be prepared for life as it is, but it is better to be prepared to make life better than it is.

As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadn't occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it.

Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education.

It is precisely our job as Catholics to speak the truth as plainly and precisely as we can.

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.