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It is precisely our job as Catholics to speak the truth as plainly and precisely as we can.
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Racists are irrational and illogical in their attempts to justify their prejudices.
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One of the things Mr. Kennedy taught me was that in laying out a new project, you shouldn't try to cope with every little problem.
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Jews have suffered persecution from misguided Christians who tortured the Jews for their part in killing Christ. These Christians forgot that Christ died because of the sins of all men.
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My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another.
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We must treat the disease of racism. This means we must understand the disease.
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The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.
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Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and exciting.
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The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always provide as many outlets as we should.
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I don't think the Gallup Poll technique is going to be very helpful in determining the goals of our educational system.
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It wouldn't kill me if I were never nominated or elected to anything.
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A line has to be drawn somewhere between what is essential and what is peripheral.
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In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.
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When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.
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