John McCain Quotes
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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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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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The tide of war dose not recede just be cause we wish it to.
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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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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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But we should be mindful as we argue about our differences that so much more unites than divides us. We should also note that our differences, when compared with those in many, if not most, other countries, are smaller than we sometimes imagine them to be.
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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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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 must win in Iraq. If we withdraw, there will be chaos; there will be genocide; and they will follow us home.
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Russia's leaders, rich with oil wealth and corrupt with power, have rejected democratic ideals and the obligations of a responsible power.
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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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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 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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As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that the rest of us on our best days could only dream to emulate.
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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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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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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.
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I don’t know if I would want him as vice president. He and I have the same strengths. But to serve in other capacities? Hell, yeah.
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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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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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We need a free press. We must have it. It's vital.
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I thought I'd be president of the United States.
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The truth is sometimes a hard pill to swallow. It sometimes causes us difficulties at home and abroad. It is sometimes used by our enemies in attempts to hurt us. But the American people are entitled to it, nonetheless.
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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.