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George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian, author, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 presidential election.

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I seek the presidency because I believe deeply in the American promise and can no longer accept the diminishing of that promise.

Accepting, Believe, Deeply, Diminishing, Promise, Seek

If you're Iran's minister of defense, I think you'd try to develop at least one nuclear weapon to save yourself from what happened to Iraq.

Develop, Iran, Iraq, Minister, Save, Thinking

Everyone is exposed to economic risks of some kind.

Economic, Exposed, Kind, Risk, Risks

When people ask if the United States can afford to place on trial the president, if the system can stand impeachment, my answer is, "Can we stand anything else?

Adversity, America, Men, People, Place, President

A conscientious man would be cautious how he dealt in blood.

Blood, Dealt, Man, Men, Would Be

The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

Campaign, Campaigns, Cases, Identity, Mistaken, Tragic

If Reagan wins, I'd sell the farm and buy a bomb shelter.

Bomb Shelters, Bombs, Buy, Reagan, Winning, Wins

And above all, above all, honest work must be rewarded by a fair and just tax system. The tax system today does not reward hard work: it penalizes it. Inherited or invested wealth frequently multiplies itself while paying no taxes at all. But wages on the assembly line or in farming the land, these hard-earned dollars are taxed to the very last penny.

Assembly, Hard Work, Land, Rewarded, Rewards, Tax

The earth has enough knowledge and resources to eradicate this ancient scourge. Hunger has plagued the world for thousands of years. But ending it is a greater moral imperative now than ever before, because for the first time humanity has the instruments at hand to defeat this cruel enemy at a very reasonable cost. We have the ability to provide food for all within the next three decades.

Hands, Humanity, Hunger, Provide, Years

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

Cost, Done, Hunger, Resources

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.

Away, Cancer, History, Political, War

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.

American, House, Presidential, White, Wish, Worthy

Somehow politicians have become convinced that negative campaigning pays off in elections.

Become, Convinced, Election, Negative, Pay, Politicians

The longer the title, the less important the job.

Job, Jobs, Longer, Political, Title, Work

I have a very deep concern about President Obama putting in another 21,000 troops into Afghanistan with the promise of more to come.

Promise, President, Troops, Deep, 21000

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

Clergyman, Father, Hate, Love, Sin, Sinner

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

Guy, Regret, Regrets, War

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

Dropping, Intention, Ticket, Tickets

Don't throw away your conscience.

Away, Conscience, Throw

We are at a crossroads over how the federal government in Washington and state legislatures and city councils across the land allocate their financial resources. Which fork we take will say a lot about Americans and our values.

Cities, City, Councils, Crossroads, Government, Land

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