Politics is an act of faith you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public. – 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
I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf. – 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
Its odd, because I used to see pictures, on telly or wherever, of what I now know to be Shaftesbury Avenue and I used to wonder what that amazing street with all the lights was. Well, now I know. I think when you get a wee taste of something, it maybe isnt what you thought it was. – Shirley Henderson