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
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 make one pledge above all others – to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command. – George McGovern
I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems of American businesspeople while I was a U.S. senator and later a presidential nominee. That knowledge would have made me a better legislator and a more worthy aspirant to the White House. – George McGovern