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danceprincess20 in ontd_political

Sargent Shriver: A life of grace

Jan 18, 2011 20:28

It took only a walk with Sargent Shriver to learn how deeply loved and loving he was. Former Peace Corps volunteers, from the early days of the program that he began in 1961, or ones just back from stints in Third World outposts, would stop Sarge to thank him, embrace him and tell him stories about their life-changing service.

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baked_goldfish January 19 2011, 05:01:25 UTC

"The cure is care. Caring for others is the practice of peace. Caring becomes as important as curing. Caring produces the cure, not the reverse. Caring about nuclear war and its victims is the beginning of a cure for our obsession with war. Peace does not comes through strength. Quite the opposite: Strength comes through peace. The practices of peace strengthen us for every vicissitude. . . . The task is immense!"

This is a lovely quote.

lightbird777 January 19 2011, 05:35:27 UTC

Wonderful write-up. Thanks for posting.

RIP.

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danceprincess20 January 20 2011, 15:17:25 UTC

Yeah, I had heard last week that he was in the hospital but when I saw it on twitter I knew he must have passed away.

carmy_w January 19 2011, 16:15:55 UTC

"a no-man, because I already have enough yes-men."

Every single person in political office should have one person who they can trust to tell them the plain truth, no matter how unpalatable.

Unfortunately, very few of them have the insight to realize they need this person, and even fewer have the person themselves.

RIP, Mr. Shriver.