You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution. Robert Kennedy More Quotes by Robert Kennedy More Quotes From Robert Kennedy GNP measures neither our courage, our wisdom neither our compassion. It measures everything except what makes life worthwhile Robert Kennedy worthwhilecompassioninspiring Send forth a tiny ripple of hope. Robert Kennedy rippletiny Men without hope, resigned to despair and oppression, do not make revolutions. It is when expectation replaces submission, when despair is touched with the awareness of possibility, that the forces of human desire and the passion for justice are unloosed. Robert Kennedy passionjusticemen I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Robert Kennedy evil-governmentlongbelieve Nations around the world look to us for the leadership not merely by strength of arms but by strength of our convictions. Robert Kennedy armslooksworld The enlargement of liberty for individual human beings must be the supreme goal and abiding practice of any western society. Robert Kennedy freedomgoalpractice The intolerant man will not rely on persuasion, or on the worth of the idea. He would deny to others the very freedom of opinion or of dissent which he so stridently demands for himself. He cannot trust democracy. Robert Kennedy democracymenideas Some men see what is, and ask 'Why?' I see what might be, and ask 'Why Not?' Robert Kennedy why-notmightmen People are selfish. But they can also be compassionate and generous, and they care about the country. But not when they feel threatened. That’s why this is such a crucial time. We can go in either direction. But if we don’t make a choice soon, it will be too late to turn things around. I think people are willing to make the right choice. But they need leadership. They’re hungry for leadership. Robert Kennedy selfishcountrythinking If you never quit, youll never fail. Robert Kennedy quittingnever-quitfailing ...if we want to meet the obligations of our civilization and our culture which are to create communities for our children that provide them with the same opportunities for dignity and enrichment as the communities that our parents gave us, we've got to start by protecting that infrastructure; the air that we breathe, the water that we drink, the landscapes that enrich us. Robert Kennedy airopportunitychildren Democracy is no easy form of government. Few nations have been able to sustain it. For it requires that we take the chances of freedom; that the liberating play of reason be brought to bear on events filled with passion; that dissent be allowed to make its appeal for acceptance; that men chance error in their search for the truth. Robert Kennedy passionacceptancemen Our future may lie beyond our vision, but it is not completely beyond our control. It is the shaping impulse of America that neither fate nor nature nor the irresistible tides of history, but the work of our own hands, matched to reason and principle, that will determine our destiny. There is pride in that, even arrogance, but there is also experience and truth. In any event, it is the only way we can live. Robert Kennedy fatenaturelying It is not more bigness that should be our goal. We must attempt, rather, to bring people back to...the warmth of community, to the worth of individual effort and responsibility...and of individuals working together as a community, to better their lives and their children's future. Robert Kennedy individual-effortresponsibilitychildren Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired. Robert Kennedy freedomreligiousmen Too much and too long, we seem to have surrendered community excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things. Robert Kennedy communityexcellencelong 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. Robert Kennedy black-and-whiteviolenceimportant And as long as America must choose, that long will there be a need and a place for the Democratic Party. We Democrats can run on our record but we cannot rest on it. We will win if we continue to take the initiative and if we carry the message of hope and action throughout the country. Alexander Smith once said, 'A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.' Let us continue to plant, and our children shall reap the harvest. That is our destiny as Democrats. Robert Kennedy runningcountrychildren If our constitution had followed the style of Saint Paul, the First Amendment might have concluded: "But the greatest of these is speech." In the darkness of tyranny, this is the key to the sunlight. If it is granted, all doors open. If it is withheld, none. Robert Kennedy keysdarknessdoors 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 history of mankind. And everyone here will ultimately be judged - will ultimately judge himself - on the effort he has contributed to building a new world society and the extent to which his ideals and goals have shaped that effort. Robert Kennedy goalmeninteresting
