#mo

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

— George McGovern

#democrats #enemy #federal #federal government #government

We have, essentially, a worthless democracy. ↗

— Aaron McGruder

#essentially #worthless

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

— George McGovern

#been #being #democrats #national #national security

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

#believed #could #defeat #defeated #democrat

I flew a full string of 35 combat missions over some of the most heavily defended targets in Europe. We were hitting Hitler's oil refineries, his tank factories, his aircraft factories, his railway yards. Those were our prime targets. ↗

— George McGovern

#combat #defended #europe #factories #flew

I move ahead, I live. ↗

— George McGovern

#i #live #move

I think it was my study of history that convinced me that the Democratic Party was more on the side of the average American. ↗

— George McGovern

#average #average american #convinced #democratic #democratic party

Under the guise of protecting us from ourselves, the right and the left are becoming ever more aggressive in regulating behavior. ↗

— George McGovern

#becoming #behavior #ever #guise #left

When I was small, my most serious handicap was a painful bashfulness in the presence of strangers. ↗

— George McGovern

#handicap #i #most #painful #presence

I would like Obama to be tougher on going up against the Republicans, I don't think he should try to be so moderate. ↗

— Rose McGowan

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