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Quote by George McGovern
I think the countrys getting disgusted with Washington partly beca

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

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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

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Knowledge
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George McGovern
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Im fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in. – George McGovern

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It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights. – James Bovard

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If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in France. – Nicolas Chamfort

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I dont make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. – Will Rogers

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The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the most significant, if not the most momentous, event of our generation. – Woodrow Wilson

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When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future. – Dian Fossey

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When youre young, you want to make every kind of film: musicals, Westerns, horror. Slowly you begin to hear your own voice. I hope people receive what I do as small, personal films that are somewhat contrarian about their main characters. – Jason Reitman

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Where there are large powers with little ambition… nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes. – Jonathan Swift

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