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I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems of American businesspeople while I was a U.S. senator and later a presidential nominee.


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The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.



The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster - a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation.

The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster - a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation.



Im sick and tired of old men sitting around in air conditioned rooms here in Washington, dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

Im sick and tired of old men sitting around in air conditioned rooms here in Washington, dreaming up wars for young men to die in.



Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others. ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down.

Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others. ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down.



Pay attention to the hungry, both in this country and around the world. Pay attention to the poor. Pay attention to our responsibilities for world peace. We are our brother's keeper.

Pay attention to the hungry, both in this country and around the world. Pay attention to the poor. Pay attention to our responsibilities for world peace. We are our brother's keeper.



It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.

It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.



It's possible to dazzle a crowd if you really work at it. But that is no qualification for leadership. Hitler was a master of crowds.

It's possible to dazzle a crowd if you really work at it. But that is no qualification for leadership. Hitler was a master of crowds.



I seek to call America home to those principles that gave us birth.

I seek to call America home to those principles that gave us birth.





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