I was tired. I hadn't slept eight hours in two, three years. I lived on four, five hours of sleep. You can… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
I'm constantly meeting people who said that they cast their first vote for me, or that they cut their eye teeth on… — 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
Every once in a while, I run into somebody who tells me that she met her husband in my campaign or a… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
You never fully get over [losing a presidential campaign]. But I've had a good life. I've enjoyed myself 90 percent of the time. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
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 Image
I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
I always thought of myself as a good old South Dakota boy who grew up here on the prairie, — George McGovern Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I am fed up with a system which busts the pot smoker and lets the big dope racketeer go free. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
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 Image
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