George McGovern Quotes & Sayings

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

“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 am fed up with a system which busts the pot smoker and lets the big dope racketeer go free.”

“I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that.”

“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.”

“It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.”

“It really is true that an orator is simply a good man who speaks well.”

“I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems of American businesspeople while I was a U.S. senator and later a presidential nominee. That knowledge would have made me a better legislator and a more worthy aspirant to the White House.”

“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.”