George mcgovern

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

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

I have to have a passion in my life.

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

It really is true that an orator is simply a good man who speaks well.

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

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

I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf.

Well, we ought to be stirred, even to tears, by society's ills.

I have to have a passion in my life.