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?

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

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

One of the things Mr. Kennedy taught me was that in laying out a new project, you shouldn't try to cope with every little problem.

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

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.

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