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Discover the thoughtful and inspirational Quotes of John McCain, a philosopher and author. Our collection of his most impactful quotes reflects his deep understanding of language, philosophy, and history.
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John McCain

It is foolish to view realism and idealism as incompatible or to consider our power and wealth as encumbered by the demands of justice, morality, and conscience.

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We are a country with a conscience.

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I know in war good people can feel obliged for good reasons to do things they would normally object to and recoil from.

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I know that victims of torture will offer intentionally misleading information if they think their captors will believe it.

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I know from personal experience that the abuse of prisoners will produce more bad than good intelligence.

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Barbara Boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense senator in the United States Senate today. I know that because I’ve had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her.

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You cannot tell the enemy you’re going to leave and expect the enemy to not – and expect to succeed. I mean, that’s just a fundamental of warfare.

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And the people who live in the southern part of my state do not have a secure environment. To wit, there are signs that the government put up that say, ‘Warning. You are in a drug smuggling area and a human smuggling area.’

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On ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ I was always the same. I said we needed a complete review of the impact on morale and battle effectiveness of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ before we repeal it. That’s my position now. Now they’re trying to ram through a repeal without a – any kind of really realistic survey done.

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John McCain

The tea partiers are a great addition. The tea partiers have invigorated a base that has been dormant for a long period of time. We’re going to have a broad array of different views in our Republican conference, and I think it might be more interesting than any I’ve been in in a long time.

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The American people want us to stop spending. And so let’s just give them some certainty. Let’s extend the tax – the existing tax cuts. And then let’s give some more tax breaks to small businesses and large. And then maybe the American people will have some confidence.

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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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