The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster - a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation.

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...

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...

The longer the title, the less important the job.

The longer the title, the less important the job.

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'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...

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...

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...

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 whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

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 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....

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 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...

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 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...

Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.

Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.

What is it we all seek for in an election? To answer its real purposes,...

What is it we all seek for in an election? To answer its real purposes,...

The theory is that election to Congress is tantamount to being dispatched to Washington on...

The theory is that election to Congress is tantamount to being dispatched to Washington on...

I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming...

I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming...

The elective system offered a bewildering freedom of choice, leaving some graduates with the impression...

The elective system offered a bewildering freedom of choice, leaving some graduates with the impression...