Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.
ROBERT KENNEDYPunishment is not prevention. History offers cold comfort to those who think grievance and despair can be subdued by force.
More Robert Kennedy Quotes
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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 purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.
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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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Punishment is not prevention. History offers cold comfort to those who think grievance and despair can be subdued by force.
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Religion is a salve for confusion and misdirection.
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You’re happiest while you’re making the greatest contribution.
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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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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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Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.
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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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Fear not the path of Truth for the lack of People walking on it.
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It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain.
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Always forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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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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What happens to the country, to the world, depends on what we do with what others have left us.
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