The longer the title, the less important the job. – George McGovern
People didnt have the political guts to stand up against an American war. – George McGovern
Its 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. – George McGovern
Well, we ought to be stirred, even to tears, by societys ills. – George McGovern
Im fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in. – George McGovern
The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of ones country deep enough to call her to a higher plain. – George McGovern
I hope someday we will be able to proclaim that we have banished hunger in the United States, and that weve been able to bring nutrition and health to the whole world. – George McGovern
Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, its our partner. – George McGovern
I think the countrys getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government. – George McGovern
Ive come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society. – George McGovern
I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf. – George McGovern
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. – George McGovern
When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up. – George McGovern
I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way. – George McGovern
I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that. – George McGovern
It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it. – George McGovern
I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, so it was very hard for me to say anything good about it. – George McGovern
There is a strong tendency in the United States to rally round the flag and their troops, no matter how mistaken the war. – George McGovern
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
I make one pledge above all others – to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command. – George McGovern
