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"The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it."
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"In the company of ignorance, be silent...or join the suffering."

"If you are right, no one will bother you in this world. If you do not hurt anyone in this world, or you have no intention of hurting anyone, then no one can hurt you."
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"As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadn't occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it."

"I do not think that the educational program of our schools should be determined by what the community thinks it needs."

"If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society."

"Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration."

"Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being."

"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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