Zitate und Sprüche von George McGovern

The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.

I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, so it was very hard for me to say anything good about it.

Empathy is born out of the old biblical injunction 'Love the neighbor as thyself.'

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

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.