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
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
I think it was my study of history that convinced me that the Democratic Party was more on the side of the average American. – George McGovern