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 KENNEDYIt is immoral to see evil and not act on it.
More Robert Kennedy Quotes
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I dream of things that are not and ask why not.
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Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
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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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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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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.
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In your hands lies the future of your world and the fulfilment of the best qualities of your own spirit.
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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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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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You’re happiest while you’re making the greatest contribution.
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The natural state of a human being is dignity.
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Too 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.
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Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.
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Every time you stand up for an ideal, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope.
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The sharpest criticism often goes hand in hand with the deepest idealism and love of country.
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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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