“Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.”
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I want to warn anyone who sees the Peace Corps as an alternative to the draft that life may well be easier at Fort Dix or at apost in Germany than it will be with us.
If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society.
I don't have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture in the newspapers and without being interviewed.
The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it.