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.

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.

My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities.

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.

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

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

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.