I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
I would support a Presidential candidate who pledged to take the following steps: ... At the end of the war in the Persian Gulf, press for a comprehensive Middle East settlement and for a 'new world order' based not on… — 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
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 Image
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 Image
![“I still love to go back to Mitchell [his home town] and wander up and down those streets. It just kind of reassures me again that there is a place that I know thoroughly, where the roots are deep. Everything had a place, a specific definition.” quote by George McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bf1/george-mcgovern-3955_definitions_i-still-love-to-go-back-to-mitchell-his_337750.jpg)
