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Robert Kennedy was an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 under his brother, President John F. Kennedy. He was a key figure in the civil rights movement and is known for his efforts to combat organized crime, as well as his advocacy for social justice. Kennedy was assassinated in 1968 while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
1925–1968·lived 42 years
The Gross National Product measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile, and it can tell us everything about America - except whether we are proud to be Americans.Remarks at the University of Kansas, 1968
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?
Lack of education, old age, bad health or discrimination - these are causes of poverty, and the way to attack it is to go to the root.Discourse on Poverty, U.S. Congress, 1964
In my judgment, physical fitness is basic to all forms of excellence and to a strong, confident nation.Sport at Dulwich College (Singapore) and Links to Academic, Dulwich College (Singapore)
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