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Break Your Mirrors

In a 1994 address at Yale, Sargent Shriver gave this call to action: "Break Your Mirrors!" What did he mean, and how can we heed his call?

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Peace Corps

Sargent Shriver was the person President Kennedy turned to to make his grand vision of the Peace Corps a reality.

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War on Poverty

Lyndon Johnson asked Sargent Shriver to lead the War on Poverty. Sarge created a series of programs that continue to serve Americans today.

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Ambassador to France

In 1968, Sargent Shriver was appointed US Ambassador to France.

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Special Olympics

Eunice Shriver, Sarge's wife, created Special Olympics. Sarge played central roles in the organization throughout his life.

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Poverty Law

At attorney by trade, Sargent Shriver made legal services a priority in his work. He created and inspired programs to aid those with few legal resources gain justice.

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Civil Rights

Sargent Shriver believed that all men and women are created equal. He therefore fought for civil rights throughout his career.

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May 27

Remembering President Kennedy

by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute

Our Quote of the Week honors our 35th President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, on the 102nd anniversary of his birth this week. A leader who captured the imagination of millions throughout the world, and whose sweeping initiatives, from creating the Peace Corps to expanding the space program and...

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May 13

The Values of Citizenship

by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute

Our Quote of the Week states some of the values necessary for dedicated citizenship, according to Sargent Shriver. By protecting everyone within a nation's borders, citizens and immigrants alike, while keeping an open mind and ensuring we collaborate with those outside our borders, we can embody...

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May 02

"Strive Together for the Dignity of Man"

by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute

Our Quote of the Week celebrates the anniversary of Sargent Shriver's appointment as US Ambassador to France. Fifty-one years ago this week, Sargent Shriver spoke these words in his arrival ceremony in Paris, as he officially presented his credentials to French President Charles de Gaulle....

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When the 'experts' counseled him against a unified Berlin, he said "Ich bin ein Berliner"... When he said "we will put a man on the moon in this decade," most of the world thought he was dreaming or hallucinating. Well, yes, he was dreaming...dreaming of what should be, and could be, if we had the vision and guts, the generosity and spirit to make it happen!

Address to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Peace Corps
Washington, DC | August 3, 1991

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Break Your Mirrors

Peace Corps

War on Poverty

Ambassador to France

Special Olympics

Poverty Law

Civil Rights

Sargent Shriver Peace Institute @RSargentShriver

Sargent Shriver Peace Institute @RSargentShriver

Sargent Shriver Peace Institute @RSargentShriver

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Remembering President Kennedy

The Values of Citizenship

"Strive Together for the Dignity of Man"

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

What's New

Sargent Shriver Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Sargent Shriver Civil Rights Lecture at Notre Dame 1974 Part 2

Sargent Shriver Civil Rights Lecture at Notre Dame 1974 Part 1

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