Quote by George McGovern
When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never

When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up. – George McGovern

Other quotes by George McGovern

The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security. – George McGovern

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Truth
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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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Love
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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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War
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Other Quotes from
War
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Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough. – Martin Amis

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War

Councils of war breed timidity and defeatism. – Jack Kemp

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War

I dont oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. – Barack Obama

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War

Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labour, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television. – Lewis Thomas

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War

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The more time you spend contemplating what you should have done… you lose valuable time planning what you can and will do. – Lil Wayne

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Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words. – Francois Rabelais

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Love

I tell students, If you are learning from YouTube I almost dont want to teach you because what you learn from YouTube it takes 10 times as long to unlearn. They do an approximation of the centre of the note, an approximation of the interpretation, a cloned version. – Kiri Te Kanawa

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The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event. – Roland Barthes

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Actors, Acting