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Now, I simply do what I want.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Now Simply Want

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I'm constantly meeting people who said that they cast their first vote for me, or that they cut their eye teeth on the 1972 campaign, or that they didn't vote for me but admire my positions.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Admire Campaign Cast Constantly Cut Eye First Me Meeting People Positions Said Teeth Vote Who

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I am a liberal and always have been - just not the wild-eyed character the Republicans made me out to be.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Always Am Been Character Just Liberal Made Me Out Republicans I Am

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I have to have a passion in my life.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Life My Life Passion

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When you start one of these programs, school lunch programs, in a country that heretofore had nothing of that kind, immediately school enrollment jumps dramatically. Girls and boys get to the classroom with the promise of a good meal once a day.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Boy Classroom Country Day Dramatically Enrollment Get Girl Good Good Meal Had Immediately Jumps Kind Lunch Meal Nothing Once Programs Promise School Start You

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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

Topics: Being Child Enough Every Fed Hope Hungry Live Long Program School See So-Called World

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

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Any Did Flamboyant Frequently Record Refer War Way World World War World War Ii

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One of the sharp parallels is that neither Vietnam nor Iraq was the slightest threat to America's national security.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: America Iraq National National Security Neither Nor Parallels Security Sharp Slightest Threat Vietnam

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As an American, I want our forces to prevail.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: American Forces Our Prevail Want

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I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Base Campaign Gulf Opposition Persian Plan Primarily War Would

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: July 19th, 1922

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