Aug 2022
On our blog, we share our Quote of the Week as well as other insights about our work and about our community. As our society continues to struggle with some of the same issues that Sargent Shriver focused on -- poverty, racism, inequality, war -- we believe it's important to share our stories with each other. Do you have a story to share about Sargent Shriver or about one of the issues he cared about? Share your story with us by emailing it to info@sargentshriver.org. Maybe we'll post it here!
Aug
02
Seeking "a common existence"
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week reminds us that to tackle society’s biggest challenges, we must transcend the “-isms” that limit and divide us – nationalism, individualism, liberalism, conservatism – and employ the values that bind us together as a human family. It is only by focusing on our "common...
Aug
09
Making "Ordinary Health Care" Accessible to All
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week is from 1967 but it highlights a problem that continues to be true today: that our for-profit health care system virtually shuts out the poor, making it impossible for all of us to have equal access to care.Sargent Shriver spoke these words at the first American Medical...
Aug
16
Some Facts about Poverty
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week reminds us of some stark facts: that poverty can be found everywhere in the United States, and that it is particularly pervasive among our society’s most vulnerable populations.On August 18, 1964, two days before President Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act into law...
Aug
23
Seeing the world as "one lifeboat"
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week encapsulates Sargent Shriver's view of humanity in a simple but poetic way. His words remind us that we are all connected, and if some of us are struggling, that struggle impacts all of us.In 1975, Sargent Shriver gave an Address to the Society of the Friendly Sons of St....
Aug
30
The Consequences of Justice -- and of Injustice
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week highlights the importance that Sargent Shriver placed on justice in our institutions. It also reveals the unique power that justice has in creating a stable and thriving society.This week’s quote is from Sargent Shriver’s 1972 campaign speech, “Justice – A New Vision”....
