“When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up.”
— George McGovern
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Category: war
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It is not patriotic to commit young
“It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.”
— George McGovern
Author: George McGovern
Category: war
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Politics is an act of faith; you
“Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.”
— George McGovern
Author: George McGovern
Category: politics
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From secrecy and deception in high places,
“From secrecy and deception in high places, come home, America. From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation, come home, America.”
— George McGovern
Author: George McGovern
Category: home
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I always thought of myself as a
“I always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that far out.”
— George McGovern
Author: George McGovern
Category: peace
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I think it was my study of
“I think it was my study of history that convinced me that the Democratic Party was more on the side of the average American.”
— George McGovern
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Category: history
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I would not plan to base my
“I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf.”
— George McGovern
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The truth is that I oppose the
“The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.”
— George McGovern
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I seek to call America home to
“I seek to call America home to those principles that gave us birth.”
— George McGovern
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The Establishment center… has led us into
“The Establishment center… has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster – a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation.”
— George McGovern
Author: George McGovern
Category: history
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I was the guy who was constantly
“I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that.”
— George McGovern
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Category: war
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