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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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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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I hope I live long enough to see every hungry school child in the world being fed under the so-called McGovern-Dole program. – George McGovern

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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

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