Every time you stand up for an ideal, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope.
ROBERT KENNEDYIt is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task.
More Robert Kennedy Quotes
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Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
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Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.
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I dream of things that are not and ask why not.
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Victims of the violence are black and white, rich and poor, young and old, famous and unknown. They are most important of all, human beings whom other human beings loved and needed.
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GNP measures neither our courage, our wisdom neither our compassion. It measures everything except what makes life worthwhile
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Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves.
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The essential humanity of men can be protected and preserved only where government must answer, not just to the wealthy, not just to those of a particular religion, or a particular race, but to all its people.
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Men and women with freed minds may often be mistaken, but they are seldom fooled. They may be influenced, but they cannot be intimidated. They may be perplexed, but they will never be lost.
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Some men see what is, and ask ‘Why?’ I see what might be, and ask ‘Why Not?’
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Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on.
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Send forth a tiny ripple of hope.
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This much is clear: violence breeds violence, repression brings retaliation, and only a cleansing of our whole society can remove this sickness from our soul.
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A life without criticism is not worth living.
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We know that if one man’s rights are denied, the rights of all are endangered.
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Ultimately, America’s answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.
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