I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems of American businesspeople while I was … - George McGovern

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I use no Porter. . . in my family, but such as is made in America: both these articles may now be purchased of an excellent quality.

George McGovern

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.

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