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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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RT @EGAinTN: @RSargentShriver We must care for the poorest of the poor. It's our human responsibility

In every society, there is a tendency for those getting along successfully not to be sensitive to the human problems the poor confront every day!

Address at the John F. Kennedy Library on the 25th Anniversary of the Peace Corps
Washington, DC | June 21, 2000

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Mon Oct 16 12:51:37 EDT 2017 Mon Oct 16 12:51:37 EDT 2017

Marking A War on Poverty Anniversary

by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute

On October 16, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson swore in Sargent Shriver as the first Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO). In his address that day, President Johnson noted that the goal of the War on Poverty--the motivation for the creation of the OEO--was "to increase...

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Mon Oct 09 12:16:12 EDT 2017 Mon Oct 09 12:16:12 EDT 2017

Getting Back to Basics in the Nuclear Age

by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute

In the 1970s and 1980s, Sargent Shriver was actively engaged in de-escalating the threat posed by the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. He was therefore well-versed in peacebuilding in the nuclear age. The principles that Sarge focused on in these years were much...

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Mon Oct 02 11:47:21 EDT 2017 Mon Oct 02 11:47:21 EDT 2017

Peace for the Long Term

by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute

This morning we woke up as many of you did to the devastating news about the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is always difficult to know what to say in the face of senseless violence. We turn, therefore, to a very simple reminder of Sargent Shriver's: that each of us has a role in creating...

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