I suppose politicians have always wanted to get re-elected, but there's a kind of a feeling now that if you just discredit… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
I don't think the American people had a clear picture of either Nixon or me. I think they thought that Nixon was… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
Every program that ever helped working people, from rural electrification to Medicare, was enacted by liberals over the opposition of conservatives. When… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
It can take greater courage to stand in opposition to the views of your neighbors or nation than to confront an enemy… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
Every Senator in this Chamber is partly responsible for sending 50,000 young Americans to an early grave. This Chamber reeks of blood. — George McGovern Copy Share
I always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that… — George McGovern Copy Share
I was tired. I hadn't slept eight hours in two, three years. I lived on four, five hours of sleep. You can do it… — George McGovern Copy Share
I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way. — George McGovern Copy Share
It's a tough thing, to know what to do about a war that deep in your gut you feel is wrong and yet watch… — George McGovern Copy Share
I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in. — George McGovern Copy Share
I always thought of myself as a good old South Dakota boy who grew up here on the prairie, — George McGovern Copy Share
I always thought of myself as a good old South Dakota boy who grew up here on the prairie. My dad was a Methodist… — George McGovern Copy Share
Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others. ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down ... — George McGovern Copy Share
I am fed up with a system which busts the pot smoker and lets the big dope racketeer go free. — George McGovern Copy Share
To those who charge that liberalism has been tried and found wanting, I answer that the failure is not in the idea, but in… — George McGovern Copy Share
When I was a youngster growing up in South Dakota, we never referred to the national debt, it was always referred to as the… — George McGovern Copy Share
I still love to go back to Mitchell [his home town] and wander up and down those streets. It just kind of reassures me… — George McGovern Copy Share
