Occupation: Former U.S. Senator Birth: November 20, 1925 Death: June 6, 1968
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….
Like it or not, we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty; but they are also the most creative of any time in the histor….
The gross national product includes air pollution and advertising for cigarettes, and ambulances to clear our highways of carnage. It counts special ….
Industrial agriculture now accounts for over half of America's water pollution..
The Gross National Product measures everything except that which makes life worthwhile..
If you never quit, youll never fail..
I believe that in this generation those with the courage to enter the conflict will find themselves with companions in every corner of the world..
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..
After all, a bank without assets is hardly a bank at all..
About one month before he was killed, when asked by David Frost how his obituary should read: Something about the fact that I made some contribution ….
Men without hope, resigned to despair and oppression, do not make revolutions. It is when expectation replaces submission, when despair is touched wi….
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 othe….
In Massachusetts they [Democratic politicians] steal, in California they feud, and in New York they lie..
GNP measures neither our courage, our wisdom neither our compassion. It measures everything except what makes life worthwhile.
GDP does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play.
We develop the kind of citizens we deserve..
Send forth a tiny ripple of hope..
But history will judge you, and as the years pass, you will ultimately judge yourself, in the extent to which you have used your gifts and talents to….
Since the days of Greece and Rome the word 'citizen' was a title of honor. We have often seen more emphasis put on the rights of citizenship than on ….
Each nation has different obstacles and different goals, shaped by the vagaries of history and of experience. Yet as I talk to young people around th….
I thought they'd get one of us, but Jack, after all he's been through, never worried about it I thought it would be me..