People didn't have the political guts to stand up against an American war. George McGovern
I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way. George McGovern
I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that. George McGovern
It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it. George McGovern
I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, so it was very hard for me to say anything good about it. George McGovern
There is a strong tendency in the United States to rally round the flag and their troops, no matter how mistaken the war. George McGovern
It's a tough thing, to know what to do about a war that deep in your gut you feel is wrong and yet watch your peers going off to fight in that war. George McGovern
Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character. Baruch Spinoza
Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. I'm interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. I'm interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books. Jon Meacham
Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didn't work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a World War, it probably won't work for you either. Jon Meacham
World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man. Jon Meacham
The fact is that America has been at her most prosperous when government and the private sector have been not at war, but in a wary, if often underplayed, alliance. History is unmistakable on this point. Jon Meacham
Since there will be no one left to talk peace after the next war, it makes good sense to break with tradition and hold the peace conference first. William Glasser
If we have an honest discussion on whether the war on poverty should be fought with welfare or with economic growth in the private sector, Democrats will lose black votes. Alveda King
In April 1991, after the Gulf war, Iraq was given 15 days to provide a full and final declaration of all its WMD. Tony Blair
The threat today is not that of the 1930s. It's not big powers going to war with each other. The ravages which fundamentalist political ideology inflicted on the 20th century are memories. The Cold war is over. Europe is at peace, if not always diplomatically. Tony Blair
Killing Japanese didn't bother me very much at that time... I suppose if I had lost the war, I would have been tried as a war criminal. Curtis LeMay
With acting, you wanna see if you can get into trouble without knowing how you're gonna get out of it. It's like the exact opposite of war, where you need an exit strategy. When you're acting, you should get all the way into trouble with no exit strategy, and have the cameras rolling. John Cusack
I remember the '80s being about the Cold War and Reagan and the homeless problem and AIDS. To me, it was kind of a dark, depressing time. John Cusack
Sports is like a war without the killing. Ted Turner