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It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: American Clearly Commit National National Security Our Patriotic Requires Security Unless War Young Young Americans

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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

Topics: American Average Average American Convinced Democratic Democratic Party History Me More Party Side Study Think I Think

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At least I have precluded the possibility of peaking too early.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Early Least Possibility Too

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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

Topics: America Come Deception High High Places Home Military Nation Our Places Secrecy Spending Wasteful Weakens

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Every once in a while, I run into somebody who tells me that she met her husband in my campaign or a husband who says, I met my wife. I have to tell you, I caused a few divorces too.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Campaign Caused Divorces Every Few Her Husband Me Met Once Run Says She Somebody Tell Tells Too While Who Wife You

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You don't run for the presidency out of nostalgia.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Nostalgia Out Presidency Run You

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I flew a full string of 35 combat missions over some of the most heavily defended targets in Europe. We were hitting Hitler's oil refineries, his tank factories, his aircraft factories, his railway yards. Those were our prime targets.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Aircraft Combat Defended Europe Factories Flew Full His Hitting Missions Most Oil Our Over Prime Railway Some String Tank Targets Those Were Yards

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When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Close-Up Lucky Never Plane Saw War

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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.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Always Being Far Fighter Justice Liberal Moderate Myself Never Out Peace Thought

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I have a very deep concern about President Obama putting in another 21,000 troops into Afghanistan with the promise of more to come.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: About Afghanistan Another Come Concern Deep More Obama President President Obama Promise Putting Troops Very

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: July 19th, 1922

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