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

Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education.

The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their lives to justice and charity.

Serve, serve, serve. Because in the end, it will be the servants who save us all.

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.

If a young person has any idealism at all, it's strongest about the time he finishes college.

It is not what you get out of life that counts. It's what you give and what is given from the heart.