Quote by George McGovern
When I was a youngster growing up in South Dakota, we never referr

When I was a youngster growing up in South Dakota, we never referred to the national debt, it was always referred to as the war debt because it stemmed from World War I. – 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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I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, so it was very hard for me to say anything good about it. – 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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I feel like war should occur only for the most vital and necessary reasons, and only then. – Sharon Stone

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We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war. – Condoleezza Rice

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I dont think the war in Afghanistan was ruthlessly enough waged. – Christopher Hitchens

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It has too often been too easy for rulers and governments to incite man to war. – Lester B. Pearson

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