In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.
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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.
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One of the things Mr. Kennedy taught me was that in laying out a new project, you shouldn't try to cope with every little problem.
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The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.
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When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.
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Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.
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Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration.
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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.
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Jews have suffered persecution from misguided Christians who tortured the Jews for their part in killing Christ. These Christians forgot that Christ died because of the sins of all men.
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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.
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