George McGovern

I always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that far out. ”

For 50 years, the Republicans have been accusing the Democrats of being soft on national security. ”

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

I hope I live long enough to see every hungry school child in the world being fed under the so-called McGovern-Dole program. ”

It's nice not to have to worry about constituents. ”

I have to have a passion in my life. ”

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. ”

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

My father was a clergyman and always said: 'Hate the sin but love the sinner.' ”

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. ”