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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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The Establishment center… has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster – a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation. – George McGovern

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History
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George McGovern
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The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of ones country deep enough to call her to a higher plain. – George McGovern

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I dont think the Middle East could afford another war. – King Abdullah II

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Officials at the White House are saying that President Bush hasnt changed his schedule much since the war started. The main difference, they say, is that hes started watching the news and taping Sponge Bob. – Conan OBrien

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Nowadays it is the fashion to emphasize the horrors of the last war. I didnt find it so horrible. There are just as horrible things happening all round us today, if only we had eyes to see them. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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War

What a country calls its vital… interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war. Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat. – Simone Weil, Ecrits historiques et politiques, 1960

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People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. – Adam Smith

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At home I am a nice guy: but I dont want the world to know. Humble people, Ive found, dont get very far. – Muhammad Ali

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The world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime. – Chuck Palahniuk

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