“I seek to call America home to those principles that gave us birth.”
Home
“Well, we ought to be stirred, even to tears, by society's ills.”
SocietyAll Quotes by George McGovern
“Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, it's our partner.”
Government“I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.”
Men“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“Politics is an act of faith you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.”
Faith“I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.”
War“When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up.”
War“I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.”
Truth“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've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society.”
Freedom“It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.”
War“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“I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that.”
War“My dad was a Methodist minister.”
Dad“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“Well, we ought to be stirred, even to tears, by society's ills.”
Society“When I was a youngster growing up in South Dakota, we never referred to the national debt, it was always referred to as the war debt because it stemmed from World War I.”
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 would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf.”
War“I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government.”
Government