“I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf.”
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“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.”
WarAll Quotes by George McGovern
“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 hope someday we will be able to proclaim that we have banished hunger in the United States, and that we've been able to bring nutrition and health to the whole world.”
Health“My dad was a Methodist minister.”
Dad“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“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.”
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“Well, we ought to be stirred, even to tears, by society's ills.”
Society“I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government.”
Government“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“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“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 was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that.”
War“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“When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up.”
War“The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain.”
Love“I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.”
Men“I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.”
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