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

Quote by George McGovern

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The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

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...

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...

Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in...

Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 longer the title, the less important the job.

The longer the title, the less important the job.

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....

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'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...

If we don't end war, war will end us.

If we don't end war, war will end us.

I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one...

I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one...

In war, you win or lose, live or die-and the difference is just an eyelash.

In war, you win or lose, live or die-and the difference is just an eyelash.

Under no circumstances should we now ease our restrictions on arms sales to Iran. Such...

Under no circumstances should we now ease our restrictions on arms sales to Iran. Such...

It's better to send in the Peace Corps than the Marine Corps.

It's better to send in the Peace Corps than the Marine Corps.