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

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

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It is well to be prepared for life as it is, but it is better to be prepared to make life better than it is.

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

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The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always provide as many outlets as we should.

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If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society.

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I do not think that the educational program of our schools should be determined by what the community thinks it needs.

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I don't think the Gallup Poll technique is going to be very helpful in determining the goals of our educational system.

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

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I don't have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture in the newspapers and without being interviewed.

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