American - Politician | August 29, 1936 - August 25, 2018
To argue against the global economy is like stating opposition to the weather - it continues whether you like it or not.
John McCain
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Civic participation over a lifetime, working in neighborhoods and communities and service of all kinds - military and civilian, full-time and part-time, national and international - will strengthen America's civic purpose.
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For America, our interests are our values, and our values are our interests.
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We are a country with a conscience.
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Our political differences, no matter how sharply they are debated, are really quite narrow in comparison to the remarkably durable national consensus on our founding convictions.
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Our shared values define us more than our differences. And acknowledging those shared values can see us through our challenges today if we have the wisdom to trust in them again.
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We need a free press. We must have it. It's vital.
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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'm not against a border wall, OK, but go to China, and you'll see a border wall there. We need technology, we need drones, we need surveillance capabilities, and we need rapid-reaction capabilities.
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Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure foundations than are found today in the Middle East. Even more important, they will fight for two human conditions of even greater value than peace: liberty and justice.
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On the issue of the gay marriage, I believe if people want to have private ceremonies, that's fine. I do not believe that gay marriages should be legal.
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We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves.
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