"I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in." ~ George S. McGovern

[Playinghardball]

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[Purveyor]

1. I'm sure George would update his quote today to include 'old women' as well... eom

[sabrina 1]

2. True! History has demonstrated that both men and women can be brutal warmongers.

[hifiguy]

3. George McGovern was, without doubt, A Great American.

He was one of my early political heroes.

[immoderate]

5. The smartest man to ever run for president.

--imm

[jwirr]

12. Was proud that I and my little girls could work for him. They were very young. One worked with

the secret service as a runner between the stage and the office when he visited our town. They never forgot him.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Latter the quote was changed to.

Sick old men send their healthy young men to war.

[phantom power]

6. And yet somehow it always happens

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Then the Old Men weep over their graves and use the graves as props for the next war.

[Dont call me Shirley]

8. Me too, Mr McGovern!

[Stellar]

9. And not one child of their own will be lost in that war.

The rich has to keep their children safe so they will have someone left behind to leave their money.

[KG]

10. time for young men to stop signing up to fight these wars

[trueblue2007]

11. Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?

Lyrics:
Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time ago?
Where have all the young girls gone?
Gone for husbands everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the husbands gone, long time passing?
Where have all the husbands gone, long time ago?
Where have all the husbands gone?
Gone for soldiers everyone
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the soldiers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards, everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the graveyards gone, long time passing?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time ago?
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flowers, everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

[gordianot]

13. I heard that mantra from many WWII vets like McGovern.

....and that war was supposed to be the good war. Just goes to show you.