Sargent Shriver
Sargent Shriver
Robert Sargent "Sarge" Shriver Jr.was an American politician and activist. As the husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, he was part of the Kennedy family, serving in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Shriver was the driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps, founded the Job Corps, Head Start and other programs as the "architect" of Johnson's "War on Poverty" and served as the U.S. Ambassador to France...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 November 1915
CountryUnited States of America
I don't think the Gallup Poll technique is going to be very helpful in determining the goals of our educational system.
My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities.
When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.
Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education.
The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.
Joe Kennedy isn't in the habit of having incompetents around. I wouldn't have lasted three months if I didn't have some ability.
I never ride just to ride. I ride to catch a fox. I play baseball to make the team.
Being accused of enthusiasm is something I'll never live down.
If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society.
A line has to be drawn somewhere between what is essential and what is peripheral.
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.
I don't have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture in the newspapers and without being interviewed.
I do not think that the educational program of our schools should be determined by what the community thinks it needs.
It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant.