George McGovern
George McGovern
George Stanley McGovernwas an American historian, author, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 presidential election...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 July 1922
CityAvon, SD
CountryUnited States of America
strong war flags
There is a strong tendency in the United States to rally round the flag and their troops, no matter how mistaken the war.
identity campaigns cases
The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.
want
Now, I simply do what I want.
mind spirit speak
I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.
sleep tired years
I was tired. I hadn't slept eight hours in two, three years. I lived on four, five hours of sleep. You can do it during a campaign because thousands are screaming for you. You're getting adrenaline shots each day. Then the campaign ends, and there are no more shots.
growing-up war debt
When I was a youngster growing up in South Dakota, we never referred to the national debt, it was always referred to as the war debt because it stemmed from World War I.
want force
As an American, I want our forces to prevail.
possibility peaking
At least I have precluded the possibility of peaking too early.
dark track age
This dogged, same track approach (by the NCI) is even more astonishing...
done cost hunger
We have the resources (to end hunger), we know what has to be done, and it's something that can be achieved at a rather modest cost
evil politician illness
It is simply untrue that all our institutions are evil,... that all politicians are mere opportunists, that all aspects of university life are corrupt. Having discovered an illness, it's not terribly useful to prescribe death as a cure.
taken government order
For a generation and more, the government has sought to meet our needs by multiplying its bureaucracy. Washington has taken too much in taxes from Main Street, and Main Street has received too little in return. It is not necessary to centralize power in order to solve our problems.
years republican accusing
For 50 years, the Republicans have been accusing the Democrats of being soft on national security.
devotion idealism public remember
We remember his sturdy idealism and his devotion to public good.