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While free markets tend to democratize a society, unfettered capitalism leads invariably to corporate control of government.

Robert Kennedy

He tells so many lies that he convinces himself after a while that he’s telling the truth. He just doesn’t recognize truth or falsehood.
ROBERT KENNEDY

Fake Lying Recognition Truth
The future is not a gift: it is an achievement. Every generation helps make its own future. This is the essential challenge of the present.
ROBERT KENNEDY

Achievement Challenge Future Generation Gift Present
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.
ROBERT KENNEDY

Act Himself Hope Ideal Injustice Man Stand Time
Too much and too long, we seem to have surrendered community excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things.
ROBERT KENNEDY

Community Excellence Material Surrender Value
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.
ROBERT KENNEDY

Fools Freedom Lost Man Mindset Mistake Woman
Industrial agriculture now accounts for over half of America’s water pollution.
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Account Industry Pollution Water
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.
ROBERT KENNEDY

Activity Body Commitment Enough Future Human See Shape Task Understand Willing
Some men see what is, and ask ‘Why?’ I see what might be, and ask ‘Why Not?’
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Man Myself Question Sight
Send forth a tiny ripple of hope.
ROBERT KENNEDY

Hope One Liner
Ultimately, America’s answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.
ROBERT KENNEDY

Diversity Freedom Heritage Inspirational Man Religious Tolerance
The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.
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Better Contribution Life Purpose Way
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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Black Human Love Need Victim Violence White
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.
ROBERT KENNEDY

Domination Journey Light Reason Victim World
Nations around the world look to us for the leadership not merely by strength of arms but by strength of our convictions.
ROBERT KENNEDY

Leadership Nation Ourselves Strength World
If freedom makes social progress possible, so social progress strengthens and enlarges freedom. The two are inseparable partners in the great adventure of humanity.
ROBERT KENNEDY

Adventure Freedom Humanity Possible Separate Social
It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain.
ROBERT KENNEDY

Essence Personal Public Responsibility

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