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Quote by George McGovern
I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems

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

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