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George McGovern
George McGovern
American Politician
Born: Jul 19, 1922
Died: Oct 21, 2012
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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
War Old Men Young Ears Dreaming Fed Fed Up Up Die Young Men Old Men Wars
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
Love Patriotism Acceptance Country Enough Higher Highest Blind Call Policy Official Plain Deep Her
Empathy is born out of the old biblical injunction 'Love the neighbor as thyself.' George McGovern
Love Bible Old Neighbor Out Born Empathy Thyself Injunction
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
Truth War Truth Is World Oppose National Our Diminished Weakened Security Because Opposed Iraq Iraq War National Security Just Conflicts Vietnam Vietnam War Standing Two
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
War Good Me Thought Say About Disaster Very Anything Vietnam Vietnam War Hard Utter
Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, it's our partner. George McGovern
Government Enemy Partner Believe Our Federal Federal Government Democrats
It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it. George McGovern
War National Young Our Unless Security Clearly American National Security Commit Young Americans Patriotic Requires
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
Our String Aircraft Those Some Factories Combat Prime Over Most Missions Yards Tank Were His Targets Hitting Oil Flew Full Europe Railway Defended
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
Saying Time You Sometimes Timing Sense Way Say Bad Know Polite Real Just Your They Say
I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government. George McGovern
Government Country Think Civility Partly Because Getting Disgusted Decline Washington
I am fed up with a system which busts the pot smoker and lets the big dope racketeer go free. George McGovern
Free Big Dope System Pot Fed Fed Up Smoker Am Go Up Which Lets
It really is true that an orator is simply a good man who speaks well. George McGovern
Good Man Good Man Orator Simply True Well Really Speaks Who
One of the sharp parallels is that neither Vietnam nor Iraq was the slightest threat to America's national security. George McGovern
National Slightest Neither Security Parallels Threat Sharp Nor Iraq America National Security Vietnam
Somehow politicians have become convinced that negative campaigning pays off in elections. George McGovern
Negative Become Politicians Somehow Off Campaigning Convinced Elections Pays
The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity. George McGovern
Case Identity Mistaken Campaign Tragic Whole
No man should advocate a course in private that he's ashamed to admit in public. George McGovern
Man Admit He Course Advocate Private Ashamed Public Should
I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like. George McGovern
Healthy Ideal Like Normal American Should
I've enjoyed myself 90 percent of the time. George McGovern
Time Myself Percent Enjoyed
I move ahead, I live. George McGovern
Live Move
I never even had the time to read novels. George McGovern
Time Never Had Read Even Novels
It's nice not to have to worry about constituents. George McGovern
Nice Worry Constituents About
I am a liberal and always have been - just not the wild-eyed character the Republicans made me out to be. George McGovern
Character Me Made Liberal Out Always Am Been Just Republicans
I have to have a passion in my life. George McGovern
Life Passion My Life
I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way. George McGovern
War World Way Record Frequently Refer Did Any Flamboyant World War World War II
I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf. George McGovern
War Would Gulf Primarily Opposition Campaign Persian Persian Gulf Plan Base
You don't run for the presidency out of nostalgia. George McGovern
You Presidency Out Run Nostalgia
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