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

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?

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

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

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

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.

Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration.