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

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

Do we talk about the dignity of work? Do we give our students any reason for believing it is worthwhile to sacrifice for their work because such sacrifices improve the psychological and mental health of the person who makes them?

It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant.

If a young person has any idealism at all, it's strongest about the time he finishes college.

I never ride just to ride. I ride to catch a fox. I play baseball to make the team.

My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities.