John McCain Quotes
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Sen. Obama comes from the old Chicago machine politics and has never taken on the special interests in his party on a major issue ever.
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I have certainly seen my share of the world as it really is and not how I wish it would be.
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Government should take care of those in America who can't care for themselves. That's a role of government.
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The tide of war dose not recede just be cause we wish it to.
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What is most troubling about Mr. Putin's aggression in Crimea is that it reflects a growing disregard for America's credibility in the world. That has emboldened other aggressive actors - from Chinese nationalists to Al Qaeda terrorists and Iranian theocrats.
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We know that Medicare's going broke in seven years, but we need to start over. That's what the American people want us to do.
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One aspect of the Vietnam conflict by the way that I will never ever countenance is that we drafted the lowest income level of America and the highest income level found a doctor that would say that they had a bone spur. That is wrong. That is wrong. If we are going to ask every American to serve, every American should serve.
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I have a clear record, both publicly and privately, of saying Alito and Roberts are what we want on the Supreme Court.
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War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality.
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You may have noticed that Senator Obama's supporters have been saying some pretty nasty things about western Pennsylvania lately. And you know, I couldn't agree with them more.
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I think it's important for the president of the United States to be aware of the intelligence information that we have.
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We cannot have a separate group of people that are military and a separate civilian society. Otherwise, it's dangerous to democracy.
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The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should. I’ve got Greenspan’s book.... I've never been involved in Wall Street, I've never been involved in the financial stuff, the financial workings of the country, so I'd like to have somebody intimately familiar with it.
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I don't think anybody is - no one could compare to Ronald Reagan, because he was the right man at the right time.
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I thought I'd be president of the United States.
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In the real world, as lived and experienced by real people, the demand for human rights and dignity, the longing for liberty and justice and opportunity, the hatred of oppression and corruption and cruelty is reality.
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You have at hand many examples of good character from whom you will have learned the lessons by which you can live your own lives. You are blessed. Make the most of it.
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In 1987, I had my first opportunity to provide 'advice and consent' on a Supreme Court nominee. At that time, I stated that the qualifications essential for evaluating a nominee for the bench included 'integrity, character, legal competence and ability, experience, and philosophy and judicial temperament.' On that test, Elena Kagan fails.
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The president has promised greater border security. We can agree to that. A literal wall might not be the most effective means to that end, but we can provide the resources necessary to secure the border with smart and affordable measures.
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During one period while I was in solitary, I memorized the names of all 335 of the men who were then prisoners of war in North Vietnam. I can still remember them.
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Make no mistake: I do not valorize our military out of some unfamiliar instinct. I grew up in a military family, and have my own record of service, and have stayed closely engaged with our armed forces throughout my public career. In the American system, the military has value only inasmuch as it protects and defends the liberties of the people.
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When you're not winning, you're losing.
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We need a free press. We must have it. It's vital.
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There is no greater vocation than to serve. But there is no greater purpose than to love. Live a life that does both, and you’ll be truly happy.