What can change the world today is the same thing that has changed it in the past-an idea and the service of dedicated, committed individuals to that idea.

I want to warn anyone who sees the Peace Corps as an alternative to the draft that life may well be easier at Fort Dix or at apost in Germany than it will be with us.

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

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.

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.

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.

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