Compassion Quote by George McGovern

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

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Every Senator in this Chamber is partly responsible for sending 50,000 young Americans to an early grave. This Chamber reeks of blood.

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I always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that…

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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…

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

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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…

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

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

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

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I always thought of myself as a good old South Dakota boy who grew up here on the prairie. My dad was a Methodist…

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

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To those who charge that liberalism has been tried and found wanting, I answer that the failure is not in the idea, but in…

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When I was a youngster growing up in South Dakota, we never referred to the national debt, it was always referred to as the…

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Half the misery of human life might be extinguished if men would alleviate the general curse they lie under by mutual offices of compassion,…

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“I fight with love and kindness as my weapons and compassion as my defense.”

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“If you refuse to use physical force, then you will be at the mercy of your oppressor!”

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For some reason, we are truly convinced that if we criticize ourselves, the criticism will lead to change. If we are harsh, we believe…

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I could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground.

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We are puzzled and bewildered whenever we see suffering in this world because we have become accustomed to the mercy and the long-suffering of…

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“Helpers in every corner, helpers in every hood. That's how we'll make the move, to reform from rude.”

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There are a number of qualities which are important for mental peace, but from the little experience I have, I believe that one of…

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May the gods have mercy on whoever pisses them off, because Zarek and Jericho will have none for them. (Madoc) You’d better be glad…

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When you need empathy, you cannot give empathy.

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But victimhood was seductive, a release from responsibility and caring. Fear would be transmuted into weary resignation; failure would no longer generate guilt but,…

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