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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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George McGovern
Age: 90 †
Born: 1922
Born: July 19
Died: 2012
Died: October 21
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It's nice not to have to worry about constituents, now, I simply do what I want.
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It would be a good time to replace the drug war with something more constructive. The cure offered the drug war today has probably been more harmful and done more damage than the disease.
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Every once in a while, I run into somebody who tells me that she met her husband in my campaign or a husband who says, I met my wife. I have to tell you, I caused a few divorces too.
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Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others. ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down.
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I am fed up with a system which busts the pot smoker and lets the big dope racketeer go free.
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When I was small, my most serious handicap was a painful bashfulness in the presence of strangers.
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I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that.
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