Robert Francis Kennedy

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"[The] American temptation [is] to believe that foreign policy is a subdivision of psychiatry."	America, Lies
"Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."	Hope, Justice, Sin
"The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in the face of bold projects and new ideas. Rather, it will belong to those who can blend passion, reason and courage in a personal commitment to the ideals of American society."	Age, America, Courage
"Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly as possible, because otherwise ... the bleeding will not end."	Intelligence, Knowledge, Wisdom
"Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately."	Friends
"You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria."	Military, Peace, War
"If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation-and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress."	Desires, Wants
"There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?"	Dreams, Sleeping
"In crises the most daring course is often safest."	Miscellaneous
"The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision."	Duty, Experience, Men
"High office teaches decision making, not substance. [It] consumes intellectual capital; it does not create it. Most high officials leave office with the perceptions and insights with which they entered; they learn how to make decisions but not what decisions to make."	Decision-Making, Education, Intelligence
"I thought they'd get one of us, but Jack, after all he's been through, never worried about it ... I thought it would be me."	Miscellaneous
"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."	Age, Courage, Faith
"Some men see things as they are and say why? I dream things that never were and say "Why not?"	Dreams, Men, Sleeping
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."	Accomplishment, Achievement, Excellence
"What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents."	Ability, Anger, Evil

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Age	America	Anger
Courage	Decision-Making	Desires
Dreams	Duty	Education
Evil	Excellence	Experience
Failure	Faith	Fear
Friends	Good	History
Hope	Intelligence	Justice
Knowledge	Learning	Lies
Men	Military	Miscellaneous
Monarchy	Peace	School
Sin	Sleeping	Teaching
Time	Wants	War
Wisdom	Wishing