"Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, it’s our partner." ― George McGovern Topic(s): Government More From George McGovern "I think it was my study of history that convinced me that the Democratic Party was more on the side of the average American." "You know, sometimes, when they say you’re ahead of your time, it’s just a polite way of saying you have a real bad sense of timing." "When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up." More In Government "I would hope that my writing’s cleaner than it was when I started."― Nora Roberts "I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money."― Barbara Bush "It is the mission of the next Conservative Government to build the Responsible Society."― William Hague