George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian, author and U.S. Representative, U.S.
I hope I live long enough to see every hungry school child in the world being fed under the so-called McGovern-Dole program. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Well, we ought to be stirred, even to tears, by society's ills. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up. Use this quote
People didn't have the political guts to stand up against an American war. Use this quote
