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… — 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. My dad was… — 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,… — 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… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
It would be a good time to replace the drug war with something more constructive. The cure offered the drug war today… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, so it was very hard for me to say anything good about… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it. — 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 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
From secrecy and deception in high places; come home, America. From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation; come home,… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
There is a strong tendency in the United States to rally round the flag and their troops, no matter how mistaken the… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
I flew a full string of 35 combat missions over some of the most heavily defended targets in Europe. We were hitting… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
It doesn t require any particular bravery to stand on the floor of the Senate and urge our boys in Vietnam to… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
Im sick and tired of old men sitting around in air conditioned rooms here in Washington, dreaming up wars for young men… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political… — 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
I would support a Presidential candidate who pledged to take the following steps: ... At the end of the war in the… — 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
It is a modern tragedy that one of the Soviet Union's most intelligent and realistic leaders has served and died during the… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened… — 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
