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Robert F. Kennedy

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Quotes by Robert F. Kennedy

"At the heart of western freedom and democracy is the belief that the individual man…is the touchstone of value, and all society, groups, the state, exist for his benefit. Therefore the enlargement of liberty for individual human beings must be the supreme goal and abiding practice of any western society."

- Robert F. Kennedy

Belief

"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."

- Robert F. Kennedy

Hope

"Courage is the most important attribute of a lawyer. It is more important than competence or vision. It can never be an elective in any law school. It can never be de-limited, dated or outworn, and it should pervade the heart, the halls of justice and the chambers of the mind."

- Robert F. Kennedy

Courage

"Only those who dare to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly."

- Robert F. Kennedy

Resilience

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."

- Robert F. Kennedy

Resilience

"Some men see things as they are and ask, ‘Why?’ I dream things that never were and ask, ‘Why not?'"

- Robert F. Kennedy

Ambition

""Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.""

- Robert F. Kennedy

Taking Risks

"The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to make things better."

- Robert F. Kennedy

Contribution