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People didn't have the political guts to stand up against an American war.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Against American Guts People Political Stand Stand Up Up War

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I suppose politicians have always wanted to get re-elected, but there's a kind of a feeling now that if you just discredit your opposition, it makes it easier for you to win. I don't think that's necessarily true.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Always Discredit Easier Feeling Get Just Kind Makes Necessarily Now Opposition Politicians Re-Elected Suppose Think True Wanted Win You Your

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I'm a movie buff.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Buff Movie

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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 legislator and a more worthy aspirant to the White House.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: About American Better Concerns Firsthand Had House Knowledge Known Later Legislator Made Me More Nominee Presidential Problems Senator While White White House Wish Worthy Would I Wish

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Under the guise of protecting us from ourselves, the right and the left are becoming ever more aggressive in regulating behavior.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Aggressive Becoming Behavior Ever Guise Left More Ourselves Protecting Right Us

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Everyone is exposed to economic risks of some kind.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Economic Everyone Exposed Kind Risks Some

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I seek the presidency because I believe deeply in the American promise and can no longer accept the diminishing of that promise.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Accept American Because Believe Deeply Diminishing Longer Presidency Promise Seek I Believe

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I seek to call America home to those principles that gave us birth.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: America Birth Call Gave Home Principles Seek Those Us

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: July 19th, 1922

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