It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it. – 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

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