From the first moment of independence, the United States has been dedicated to innovation as a way of government and a way of life. Robert Kennedy Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Our generation was born during the turmoil following the First World War. That war marked the dividing line – at least for the Western World – between the comfortable security of the 19th century and the instability and flux of our own time. Robert Kennedy Read Quote
It is easy to overlook the importance of the young in underdeveloped countries. It is the natural course for nations, and diplomats, and those who publish newspapers, to speak to the established order. Seeking out the young requires a conscious effort. Robert Kennedy Read Quote
To the extent that laws are founded on morality and on logic, they can lead men’s hearts and minds. Robert Kennedy Read Quote
America’s answer to the intolerant man is diversity – the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired. Robert Kennedy Read Quote
Our scientists grapple with the difficulties of placing a man on the moon, but the immediately troubling concern of our society is whether men of different races can sit together at a lunch counter. Robert Kennedy Read Quote
Automation provides us with wondrous increases of production and information, but does it tell us what to do with the men the machines displace? Modern industry gives us the capacity for unparalleled wealth – but where is our capacity to make that wealth meaningful to the poor of every nation? Robert Kennedy Read Quote
Yesterday, we sought telescopes good enough to see all the planets. Today, we seek vehicles good enough to reach them. Robert Kennedy Read Quote
