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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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" 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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" I always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that far out. "

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