Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.

Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and exciting.

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.

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.

As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadn't occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it.

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

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?