What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the contributions in the field of public life, business, law, medicine, and the military of those who actively participated in athletics. Robert Kennedy activelyathleticbusiness share on social
Yesterday, we fought wars which destroyed cities. Today, we are concerned with avoiding a war which will destroy the earth. We can adapt atomic energy to produce electricity and move ships, but can we control its use in anger? Robert Kennedy adaptangeratomic share on social
I can understand the Chinese Wall: it was built as a defense against marauders. But a wall such as that in Berlin, built to prevent people from seeking freedom, is almost beyond comprehension. Robert Kennedy berlinbuildchinese Change image and share on social
Every generation inherits a world it never made; and, as it does so, it automatically becomes the trustee of that world for those who come after. In due course, each generation makes its own accounting to its children. Robert Kennedy accountautomaticallychild share on social
In the final analysis, poverty is a condition of helplessness - of inability to cope with the conditions of existence in our complex society. Robert Kennedy analysiscomplexcondition Change image and share on social
No one needs to tell me about the importance of the free press in a democratic society or about the essential role a newspaper can play in its community. Robert Kennedy communitydemocraticessential Change image and share on social
Freedom possesses many meanings. It speaks not merely in terms of political and religious liberty but also in terms of economic and social progress. Robert Kennedy economicfreedomliberty Change image and share on social
Tolerating organized crime promotes the cheap philosophy that everything is a racket. It promotes cynicism among adults. It contributes to the confusion of the young and to the increase of juvenile delinquency. Robert Kennedy adultcheapconfusion share on social
But suppose God is black? What if we go to Heaven and we, all our lives, have treated the Negro as an inferior, and God is there, and we look up and He is not white? What then is our response? Robert Kennedy blackgodheaven Change image and share on social
Circumstances of crimes vary. So do motives. And so do prospects for rehabilitation. The number of imponderables makes it impossible to sentence by formula and still sentence justly. Robert Kennedy circumstancecrimeformula Change image and share on social