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.
ROBERT KENNEDYToo often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others.
More Robert Kennedy Quotes
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People say I am ruthless. I am not ruthless. And if I find the man who is calling me ruthless, I shall destroy him.
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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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If freedom makes social progress possible, so social progress strengthens and enlarges freedom. The two are inseparable partners in the great adventure of humanity.
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Industrial agriculture now accounts for over half of America’s water pollution.
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The greatest truth must be recognition that in every man, in every child is the potential for greatness.
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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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Just because we cannot see clearly the end of the road, that is no reason for not setting out on the essential journey. On the contrary, great change dominates the world, and unless we move with change we will become its victims.
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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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GNP measures neither our courage, our wisdom neither our compassion. It measures everything except what makes life worthwhile
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All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don’t. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.
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Punishment is not prevention. History offers cold comfort to those who think grievance and despair can be subdued by force.
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Always forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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It is immoral to see evil and not act on it.
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The sharpest criticism often goes hand in hand with the deepest idealism and love of country.
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We know that if one man’s rights are denied, the rights of all are endangered.
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