House Quotes by George McGovern

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

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

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

I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.

— George McGovern

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

I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like.

— George McGovern

I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

— George McGovern

I always thought of myself as a good old South Dakota boy who grew up here on the prairie,

— George McGovern

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

Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others. ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down ...

— George McGovern

I am fed up with a system which busts the pot smoker and lets the big dope racketeer go free.

— George McGovern

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