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Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, it's our partner. ↗

— George McGovern

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

— George McGovern

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From secrecy and deception in high places, come home, America. From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation, come home, America. ↗

— George McGovern

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I always thought of myself as a good old South Dakota boy who grew up here on the prairie. ↗

— George McGovern

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I am 1,000 percent for Tom Eagleton and I have no intention of dropping him from the ticket. ↗

— George McGovern

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I am a liberal and always have been - just not the wild-eyed character the Republicans made me out to be. ↗

— George McGovern

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I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way. ↗

— George McGovern

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I firmly believed throughout 1971 that the major hurdle to winning the presidency was winning the Democratic nomination. I believed that any reasonable Democrat would defeat President Nixon. I now think that no one could have defeated him in 1972. ↗

— George McGovern

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I hope someday we will be able to proclaim that we have banished hunger in the United States, and that we've been able to bring nutrition and health to the whole world. ↗

— George McGovern

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I met my wife in South Dakota. ↗

— George McGovern

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