“ I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government. George McGovern
“ It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it. George McGovern
“ 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. George McGovern
“ I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that. George McGovern
“ 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
“ I think it was my study of history that convinced me that the Democratic Party was more on the side of the average American. George McGovern
“ I hope I live long enough to see every hungry school child in the world being fed under the so-called McGovern-Dole program. George McGovern
“ I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command. George McGovern
“ I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf. George McGovern
“ 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. George McGovern
“ From secrecy and deception in high places, come home, America. From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation, come home, America. George McGovern
“ 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. George McGovern
“ The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster - a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation. George McGovern
“ I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society. George McGovern
“ I hope someday we will be able to proclaim that we have banished hunger in the United States, and that we've been able to bring nutrition and health to the whole world. George McGovern
