Quotes By Sargent Shriver

Does politics have to be injected into everything?

My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities.

Being accused of enthusiasm is something I'll never live down.

The roots of racism lie deep in man's nature, wounded and bruised by original sin.

Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.

When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.

I don't think the Gallup Poll technique is going to be very helpful in determining the goals of our educational system.

The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their lives to justice and charity.

It is well to be prepared for life as it is, but it is better to be prepared to make life better than it is.

I don't have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture in the newspapers and without being interviewed.

As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadn't occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it.