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.

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.

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

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

Peace requires the simple but powerful recognition that what we have in common as human beings is more important and crucial than what divides us.