“Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, it's our partner.”
Government
“I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.”
WarAll Quotes by George McGovern
“I think it was my study of history that convinced me that the Democratic Party was more on the side of the average American.”
History“I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems of American businesspeople while I was a U.S. senator and later a presidential nominee. That knowledge would have made me a better legislator and a more worthy aspirant to the White House.”
Knowledge“My dad was a Methodist minister.”
Dad“I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society.”
Freedom“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.”
Peace“From secrecy and deception in high places, come home, America. From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation, come home, America.”
Home“I hope I live long enough to see every hungry school child in the world being fed under the so-called McGovern-Dole program.”
Hope“I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.”
Men“I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government.”
Government“I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.”
War“Well, we ought to be stirred, even to tears, by society's ills.”
Society“When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up.”
War“Politics is an act of faith you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.”
Faith“It's a tough thing, to know what to do about a war that deep in your gut you feel is wrong and yet watch your peers going off to fight in that war.”
War“People didn't have the political guts to stand up against an American war.”
War“It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.”
War“I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf.”
War“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.”
Truth“I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, so it was very hard for me to say anything good about it.”
War