The roots of racism lie deep in man's nature, wounded and bruised by original sin.

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

Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration.

My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another.

Racists are irrational and illogical in their attempts to justify their prejudices.

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.

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.