Somehow politicians have become convinced that negative campaigning pays off in elections. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
We are at a crossroads over how the federal government in Washington and state legislatures and city councils across the land allocate… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
People didn't have the political guts to stand up against an American war. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
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
Government is the reimplementation of the public good. - George McGovern ( On Charlie Rose, Jan 6, 2011 telecast Charlotte NC) — George McGovern Copy Share Image
You know, sometimes, when they say you're ahead of your time, it's just a polite way of saying you have a real… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
If we are willing to concede the President dictatorial authority where we happen to agree with him, as liberals have tended to… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a young man, I wanted to run for the presidency in the worst possible way - and I… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, it's our partner. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
For a generation and more, the government has sought to meet our needs by multiplying its bureaucracy. Washington has taken too much… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
It is simply untrue that all our institutions are evil,... that all politicians are mere opportunists, that all aspects of university life… — 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
