Dec 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!
Dec
06
Wishing You Happiness ...
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week expresses a quintessentially Shriveresque wish for the happiness of his audience, a happiness that includes the ability to serve others.This week’s quote comes from a very early speech of Sargent Shriver’s, the 1956 Speech to YMCA Youth Citizenship Luncheon. It is one of...
Dec
13
"Put community above chaos"
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week suggests that we can empower ourselves by focusing on something larger: service to our communities and to those more vulnerable than ourselves. By empowering others, we commit fully to our society and strengthen our own sense of citizenship.In 1968, Sargent Shriver addressed...
Dec
20
Love as a Power
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week asks us to consider love as a power. As we make our way through the holiday season, we summon the power of love to guide us in our private lives as well as in our public actions as citizens.In his electric and free-wheeling 1967 Address at the University of California,...
