American - Politician | July 19, 1922 - October 21, 2012
I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, so it was very hard for me to say anything good about it.
George McGovern
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The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain.
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I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society.
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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 am fed up with a system which busts the pot smoker and lets the big dope racketeer go free.
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I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government.
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Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.
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The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.
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Somehow politicians have become convinced that negative campaigning pays off in elections.
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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 far out.
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People didn't have the political guts to stand up against an American war.
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My father was a clergyman and always said: 'Hate the sin but love the sinner.'
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