Quote by Sargent Shriver
Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is

Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight. – Sargent Shriver

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As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadnt occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it. – Sargent Shriver

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I want to warn anyone who sees the Peace Corps as an alternative to the draft that life may well be easier at Fort Dix or at apost in Germany than it will be with us. – Sargent Shriver

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Peace is the happy natural state of man war is corruption and disgrace. – James Thomson

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I know that. Im having a ball. Im not slap happy. Im just filled up with joy and with peace and with all kinds of things that have eluded me for quite a few years. And theyre back and theyre thriving. – Liza Minnelli

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We remain at peace with all nations, and no efforts on my part consistent with the preservation of our rights and the honor of the country shall be spared to maintain a position so consonant to our institutions. – Martin Van Buren

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The old interests of aristocracy – the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war – faded into the background, and their place was taken by the refined and intimate pursuits of peace and civilization. – Lytton Strachey

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