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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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I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that. – 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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Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I will build a schoolhouse in every valley over the whole earth. I will crown every hillside with a place of worship consecrated to peace. – Charles Sumner

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I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed. – Albert Einstein

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You might hold an ethical position that its wrong to lie, but if you have plans for a war in Iraq, and you want to keep them secret for practical reasons – to reduce casualties, perhaps – and someone asks you about those plans, you may need to lie for a good outcome. – Peter Singer

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Im a writer. I dont support any war. Thats my principle. – Haruki Murakami

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