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Quote by George McGovern
There is a strong tendency in the United States to rally round the

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

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

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George McGovern
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I think the countrys getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government. – George McGovern

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War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason. – James Madison

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O cant you see, brother — Deaths a congested road for fighters now, and hero a cheap label. – C. D. Andrews

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War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it. – George Orwell

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What a man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants. – Joseph Wood Krutch

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What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of truth. – Roland Barthes

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Well, theres a remedy for all things but death, which will be sure to lay us flat one time or other. – Miguel de Cervantes

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People are very inclined to set moral standards for others. – Elizabeth Drew, The New Yorker, 1987 February 16th

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