Quote by George McGovern
It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our na

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

Other quotes by 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

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History
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I hope I live long enough to see every hungry school child in the world being fed under the so-called McGovern-Dole program. – George McGovern

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Hope
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I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf. – George McGovern

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Sometimes I think it should be a rule of war that you have to see somebody up close and get to know him before you can shoot him. – M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter

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The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war. – R. Lee Ermey

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War

If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits. – Ruth Benedict

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War

And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The Northern part of you stands still while the Southern part tries to secede. – Dick Gregory

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War

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I started writing morning pages just to keep my hand in, you know, just because I was a writer and I didnt know what else to do but write. And then one day as I was writing, a character came sort of strolling in and I realized, Oh my God, I dont have to be just a screenwriter. I can write novels. – Julia Cameron

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Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever. – Vince McKewin, from the movie The Replacements

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The heart never becomes wrinkled. – Marie de Rabutin-Chantal

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