“ When I was a youngster growing up in South Dakota, we never referred to the national debt, it was always referred to as the war debt because it stemmed from World War I. George McGovern
“ Politics is an act of faith you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public. George McGovern
“ I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems of American businesspeople while I was a U.S. senator and later a presidential nominee. That knowledge would have made me a better leg… George McGovern
“ When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up. George McGovern
“ 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 your peers going off to fight in that war. George McGovern
“ There is a strong tendency in the United States to rally round the flag and their troops, no matter how mistaken the war. George McGovern
“ I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way. George McGovern
