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.
ROBERT KENNEDYWhat happens to the country, to the world, depends on what we do with what others have left us.
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You knew that what is given or granted can be taken away, that what is begged can be refused; but that what is earned is kept.
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Industrial agriculture now accounts for over half of America’s water pollution.
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While free markets tend to democratize a society, unfettered capitalism leads invariably to corporate control of government.
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It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain.
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There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?
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Religion is a salve for confusion and misdirection.
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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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Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
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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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It 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.
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The sharpest criticism often goes hand in hand with the deepest idealism and love of country.
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What happens to the country, to the world, depends on what we do with what others have left us.
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A life without criticism is not worth living.
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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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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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