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.

Quote by George McGovern

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The longer the title, the less important the job.

The longer the title, the less important the job.

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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'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 whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

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...

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....

No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography...

No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography...

Don't forget your history nor your destiny

Don't forget your history nor your destiny

I think a secure profession for young people is history teacher, because in the future,...

I think a secure profession for young people is history teacher, because in the future,...

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled,...

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled,...

History must be our deliverer not only from the undue influence of other times, but...

History must be our deliverer not only from the undue influence of other times, but...

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at...

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at...