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My father was a clergyman and always said: 'Hate the sin but love the sinner.'

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Always Father Hate Love Said Sin Sinner

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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

Topics: Above Command Make Mind Others Pledge Resources Seek Speak Spirit Truth

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Somehow politicians have become convinced that negative campaigning pays off in elections.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Become Campaigning Convinced Elections Negative Off Pays Politicians Somehow

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Empathy is born out of the old biblical injunction 'Love the neighbor as thyself.'

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Bible Born Empathy Love Neighbor Old Out Thyself

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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

Topics: About Anything Disaster Good Hard Me Say Thought Utter Very Vietnam Vietnam War War

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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.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Acceptance Blind Call Country Deep Enough Her Higher Highest Love Official Patriotism Plain Policy

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You know, sometimes, when they say you're ahead of your time, it's just a polite way of saying you have a real bad sense of timing.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Bad Just Know Polite Real Say Saying Sense Sometimes They Say Time Timing Way You Your Ahead

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

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Die Dreaming Ears Fed Fed Up Men Old Old Men Up Wars Young Young Men

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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.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Because Conflicts Diminished Iraq Iraq War Just National National Security Oppose Opposed Our Security Standing Truth Truth Is Two Vietnam Vietnam War War Weakened World

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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 war debt because it stemmed from World War I.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Always Because Dakota Debt Growing Growing Up National National Debt Never Referred South South Dakota Up War World World War World War I Youngster

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: July 19th, 1922

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