Tag: Robert Kennedy
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Hand in hand with freedom of speech goes the power to be heard, to share in the decisions of government which shape men’s lives.
Robert Kennedy
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Now I can go back to being ruthless again.
Robert Kennedy
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The leaders of the world face no greater task than that of avoiding nuclear war. While preserving the cause of freedom, we must seek abolition of war through programs of general and complete disarmament. The Test-Ban Treaty of 1963 represents a significant beginning in this immense undertaking.
Robert Kennedy
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The Gross National Product measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile, and it can tell us everything about America – except whether we are proud to be Americans.
Robert Kennedy
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Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.
Robert Kennedy
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Every American has the duty to obey the law and the right to expect that the law will be enforced.
Robert Kennedy
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I don’t believe newspaper reporters can substitute for a district attorney, but a newspaper has a very valid investigative role. Newspaper reports on corruption in government, racketeering and organized crime conditions can be very helpful to your communities and the whole country.
Robert Kennedy
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Nothing is more false than the notion that the triumph of Communism is inevitable or that the Communists are steadily pushing the free world into a corner.
Robert Kennedy
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Desegregation of schools does not automatically transform them into better schools. It is only a step. The larger goal is to see that the education of our youth is not merely desegregated, but that it is excellent.
Robert Kennedy
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Whenever men take the law into their own hands, the loser is the law. And when the law loses, freedom languishes.
Robert Kennedy