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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

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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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I always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that far out. – George McGovern

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I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf. – George McGovern

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An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war. – Charles de Montesquieu

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It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell. – William Tecumseh Sherman

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Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world. – Walter Bagehot

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The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didnt make it. – Henry A. Kissinger

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