Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.

Quote by George McGovern

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The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of...

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of...

You know, sometimes, when they say you're ahead of your time, it's just a polite...

You know, sometimes, when they say you're ahead of your time, it's just a polite...

The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

I am 1,000 percent for Tom Eagleton and I have no intention of dropping him...

I am 1,000 percent for Tom Eagleton and I have no intention of dropping him...

I hope Howard Dean is like George McGovern. I thought I was a pretty good...

I hope Howard Dean is like George McGovern. I thought I was a pretty good...

The trouble was, all people saw on television were a few of my outspoken supporters...

The trouble was, all people saw on television were a few of my outspoken supporters...

I am fed up with a system which busts the pot smoker and lets the...

I am fed up with a system which busts the pot smoker and lets the...

The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history....

The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history....

No man should advocate a course in private that he's ashamed to admit in public.

No man should advocate a course in private that he's ashamed to admit in public.

I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men...

I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men...

I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men...

I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men...

The longer the title, the less important the job.

The longer the title, the less important the job.

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of...

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of...

The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history....

The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history....

It is simply untrue that all our institutions are evil,... that all politicians are mere...

It is simply untrue that all our institutions are evil,... that all politicians are mere...

A politician wouldn't dream of being allowed to call a columnist the things a columnist...

A politician wouldn't dream of being allowed to call a columnist the things a columnist...

Government is too big and important to be left to the politicians

Government is too big and important to be left to the politicians

It's a pattern. Prices go up, consumers get angry, politicians investigate, nothing changes.

It's a pattern. Prices go up, consumers get angry, politicians investigate, nothing changes.

Americans, endowed by their solicitous government with an ever-expanding array of entitlements, now have the...

Americans, endowed by their solicitous government with an ever-expanding array of entitlements, now have the...

It has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with...

It has been the political career of this man to begin with hypocrisy, proceed with...

In the university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is...

In the university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is...