Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
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Our Quote of the Week captures Sargent Shriver’s ability to visualize a society in which we could move beyond the trappings of our identities to focus on our common humanity.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Our Quote of the Week captures Sargent Shriver’s ability to visualize a society in which we could move beyond the trappings of our identities to focus on our common humanity.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/remembe...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/remembe...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Our Quote of the Week encourages us to step up and find ways to address the economic hardship that some of our neighbors face. It is a message with particular urgency today as the ongoing government shutdown threatens the welfare of more and more Americans.
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www.sargentshriver.org/blog/take-an...
October 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Our Quote of the Week encourages us to step up and find ways to address the economic hardship that some of our neighbors face. It is a message with particular urgency today as the ongoing government shutdown threatens the welfare of more and more Americans.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/take-an...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/take-an...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Our Quote of the Week hits home in more ways than one as we look back on the US Congress’ past ability to enact bold, innovative legislation, and its willingness to put the welfare of people above politics. www.sargentshriver.org/blog/remembe...
October 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Our Quote of the Week hits home in more ways than one as we look back on the US Congress’ past ability to enact bold, innovative legislation, and its willingness to put the welfare of people above politics. www.sargentshriver.org/blog/remembe...
Our Quote of the Week is an affirmation that for peace to be sustained, we must recognize each other’s humanity and respect our interconnectedness. It also reminds us of the life-and-death stakes of ignoring our connection to each other.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/what-is...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/what-is...
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Our Quote of the Week is an affirmation that for peace to be sustained, we must recognize each other’s humanity and respect our interconnectedness. It also reminds us of the life-and-death stakes of ignoring our connection to each other.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/what-is...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/what-is...
Our Quote of the Week captures the physical and spiritual elements that connect us all as human beings. His words remind us that it is our responsibility to engage in this struggle for dignity and humanity, for ourselves and for each other.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/a-revol...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/a-revol...
October 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Our Quote of the Week captures the physical and spiritual elements that connect us all as human beings. His words remind us that it is our responsibility to engage in this struggle for dignity and humanity, for ourselves and for each other.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/a-revol...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/a-revol...
Our Quote of the Week asserts that the country needs political leaders who operate in the people’s best interests. www.sargentshriver.org/blog/this-co...
October 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our Quote of the Week asserts that the country needs political leaders who operate in the people’s best interests. www.sargentshriver.org/blog/this-co...
Our Quote of the Week reminds us that in moments of great transition, we must tap into the power of the principles on which the United States was founded, ...
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www.sargentshriver.org/blog/rising-...
September 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Our Quote of the Week reminds us that in moments of great transition, we must tap into the power of the principles on which the United States was founded, ...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/rising-...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/rising-...
Our Quote of the Week is a call for us to embody the values behind the American Revolution—protecting every human being's basic rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; and demanding that our leaders govern justly.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/shaping...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/shaping...
September 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Our Quote of the Week is a call for us to embody the values behind the American Revolution—protecting every human being's basic rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; and demanding that our leaders govern justly.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/shaping...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/shaping...
Our Quote of the Week prompts us to pause for a moment of much-needed self reflection.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/a-refle...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/a-refle...
September 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Our Quote of the Week prompts us to pause for a moment of much-needed self reflection.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/a-refle...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/a-refle...
Our Quote of the Week sounds eerily familiar as the US continues to treat other nations and its own citizens as opponents, while ignoring the true needs of local communities.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/we-need...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/we-need...
September 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Our Quote of the Week sounds eerily familiar as the US continues to treat other nations and its own citizens as opponents, while ignoring the true needs of local communities.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/we-need...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/we-need...
Our Quote of the Week recognizes that in our society, we must have economic opportunity in order to feel "hopeful". We share these words ahead of Labor Day as a nod to the millions who are unemployed and underemployed in the United States today.
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August 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Our Quote of the Week recognizes that in our society, we must have economic opportunity in order to feel "hopeful". We share these words ahead of Labor Day as a nod to the millions who are unemployed and underemployed in the United States today.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/shriver...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/shriver...
Had a blast at a Community Action screening of American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver in Bastrop, Texas. Thanks to Karen Walpole of Combined Community Action, Inc for organizing the fabulous outing and the insightful discussion that followed.
August 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Had a blast at a Community Action screening of American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver in Bastrop, Texas. Thanks to Karen Walpole of Combined Community Action, Inc for organizing the fabulous outing and the insightful discussion that followed.
Our Quote of the Week is a stark reminder that slavery was a cruel, destructive system whose repercussions we continue to live with. Its legacy is one that we cannot downplay or attempt to erase.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/the-sin...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/the-sin...
August 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Our Quote of the Week is a stark reminder that slavery was a cruel, destructive system whose repercussions we continue to live with. Its legacy is one that we cannot downplay or attempt to erase.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/the-sin...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/the-sin...
Our Quote of the Week reminds us of Sargent Shriver’s belief that poverty can be abolished in the US, the world’s wealthiest nation.
August 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Our Quote of the Week reminds us of Sargent Shriver’s belief that poverty can be abolished in the US, the world’s wealthiest nation.
Our Quote of the Week reminds us of Sargent Shriver’s belief that poverty can be abolished in the US. We reiterate this belief as we prepare to mark the 61st anniversary of the legislation that launched the Office of Economic Opportunity on August 20.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/marking...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/marking...
August 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Our Quote of the Week reminds us of Sargent Shriver’s belief that poverty can be abolished in the US. We reiterate this belief as we prepare to mark the 61st anniversary of the legislation that launched the Office of Economic Opportunity on August 20.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/marking...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/marking...
Had a blast at a screening of American Idealist in Bastrop, Texas organized by Combined Community Action. Had a warm welcome and an excellent conversation. Sargent Shriver once said that the word “impossible” was not in Texans’ vocabulary. It’s obvious why that is, here.
August 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Had a blast at a screening of American Idealist in Bastrop, Texas organized by Combined Community Action. Had a warm welcome and an excellent conversation. Sargent Shriver once said that the word “impossible” was not in Texans’ vocabulary. It’s obvious why that is, here.
Our Quote of the Week is an urgent reminder that our own ability to cultivate peace—simply by caring for others—is our best defense against the most sinister threat to our collective existence, nuclear war.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/prevent...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/prevent...
August 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Our Quote of the Week is an urgent reminder that our own ability to cultivate peace—simply by caring for others—is our best defense against the most sinister threat to our collective existence, nuclear war.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/prevent...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/prevent...
Our Quote of the Week marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which President Lyndon Johnson signed into law on August 6, 1965.
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www.sargentshriver.org/blog/marking...
August 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Our Quote of the Week marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which President Lyndon Johnson signed into law on August 6, 1965.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/marking...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/marking...
Our Quote of the Week is a personal call to peacemaking by Sargent Shriver, one that we echo today. How can we as individuals influence people and situations around us so as to create a more peaceful world?
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/peacema...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/peacema...
July 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Our Quote of the Week is a personal call to peacemaking by Sargent Shriver, one that we echo today. How can we as individuals influence people and situations around us so as to create a more peaceful world?
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/peacema...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/peacema...
Our Quote of the Week signals that it is our values and our ability to treat others with care that makes us citizens.
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www.sargentshriver.org/blog/sargent...
July 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Our Quote of the Week signals that it is our values and our ability to treat others with care that makes us citizens.
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/sargent...
www.sargentshriver.org/blog/sargent...
Our Quote of the Week underlines the central role that good health plays in our ability to pursue the opportunities that will allow us to live life to the fullest. www.sargentshriver.org/blog/health-...
July 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Our Quote of the Week underlines the central role that good health plays in our ability to pursue the opportunities that will allow us to live life to the fullest. www.sargentshriver.org/blog/health-...
Our Quote of the Week is over 50 years old, but it resonates as we take in today’s news headlines. We share it as we witness the US Congress pass a tax bill that will benefit the nation’s wealthiest at the expense of those who can least afford it. www.sargentshriver.org/blog/working...
July 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Our Quote of the Week is over 50 years old, but it resonates as we take in today’s news headlines. We share it as we witness the US Congress pass a tax bill that will benefit the nation’s wealthiest at the expense of those who can least afford it. www.sargentshriver.org/blog/working...
We mourn the passing of Bill Moyers, a giant of journalism and a close friend and colleague to Sargent Shriver. Pictured here are the two of them giving testimony to Congress about the War on Poverty.
June 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We mourn the passing of Bill Moyers, a giant of journalism and a close friend and colleague to Sargent Shriver. Pictured here are the two of them giving testimony to Congress about the War on Poverty.