Logo
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

Other quotes by George McGovern

Politics is an act of faith you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public. – George McGovern

Category:
Faith
Author
George McGovern
Read Quote

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

Category:
War
Author
George McGovern
Read Quote

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

Category:
Men
Author
George McGovern
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
War
category

We had four years of world war which the peoples endured only because they were told that their sufferings would free humanity forever from the scourge of war. – Arthur Henderson

Category:
War

I think there should be holy war against yoga classes. – Werner Herzog

Category:
War

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

Category:
War

I mean, I was born the day war broke out, but I dont remember all the bombs though they did actually break up Liverpool, you know. I remember when I was a little older, there was big gaps in all the streets where houses used to be. We used to play over them. – Ringo Starr

Category:
War

Random Quotes

Who hath a better friend than a cat? – William Hardwin

Category:
Cats

Half-heartedness doesn’t reach into majesty. You set out to find God, but then you keep stopping for long periods at mean-spirited roadhouses. – Rumi

Category:
Rumi

I worked hard all my life as far as this music business. I dreamed of the day when I could go to New York and feel comfortable and they could come out here and be comfortable. – Tupac Shakur

Category:
Business

Life is simply a cricket match, with temptation as the bowler. – Author Unknown

Category:
Sports