The enlargement of liberty for individual human beings must be the supreme goal and abiding practice of any western society.
ROBERT KENNEDYI believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.
More Robert Kennedy Quotes
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Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves.
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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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It is immoral to see evil and not act on it.
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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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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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The future does not belong to those who are content with today Rather, it will belong to those who can blend vision, reason, and courage in a personal commitment.
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Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.
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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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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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The intolerant man will not rely on persuasion, or on the worth of the idea. He would deny to others the very freedom of opinion or of dissent which he so stridently demands for himself. He cannot trust democracy.
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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.
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Send forth a tiny ripple of hope.
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The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.
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Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
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