"I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that." ― George McGovern Topic(s): War More From George McGovern "I’ve come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society." "When I was a youngster growing up in South Dakota, we never referred to the national debt, it was always referred to as the war debt because it stemmed from World War I." "Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, it’s our partner." More In War "The real war will never get in the books."― Walt Whitman "Republicans have been losing the war of words for years now. Now they are just caving because they don’t even want to try. I don’t agree with that approach."― Herman Cain "There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked."― Charles de Secondat