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

Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.

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

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.

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

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

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