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.
ROBERT KENNEDYEach 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.
More Robert Kennedy Quotes
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You’re happiest while you’re making the greatest contribution.
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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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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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All of us will ultimately be judged on the effort we have contributed to building a new world order.
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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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It is immoral to see evil and not act on it.
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Religion is a salve for confusion and misdirection.
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I think there is an obligation on the part of all of us to stay informed and aware.
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Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
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We know that if one man’s rights are denied, the rights of all are endangered.
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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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If you never quit, youll never fail.
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Every dictatorship has ultimately strangled in the web of repression it wove for its people, making mistakes that could not be corrected because criticism was prohibited.
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Nations around the world look to us for the leadership not merely by strength of arms but by strength of our convictions.
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I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.
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