86 John McCain Quotes for You to Enjoy

John McCain

American Politician

Born: Aug 29, 1936

Died: Aug 25, 2018

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

Will Believe Think Torture Misleading Know Offer Intentionally Information Victims

We are a country with a conscience. John McCain

Country Conscience

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. John McCain

Service Will National Military Neighborhoods Civic Kinds Civilian Purpose Lifetime Part-Time Participation Over America Working Communities Full-Time International Strengthen

As far as this business of solitary confinement goes, the most important thing for survival is communication with someone, even if it's only a wave or a wink, a tap on the wall, or to have a guy put his thumb up. It makes all the difference. John McCain

Business Survival Communication Important Wave Solitary Solitary Confinement All The Difference Someone Guy Only Wink Put Thumb Most Most Important Thing Makes Important Thing His Tap Up Wall Goes Difference Confinement The Most Important As Far As Far Even Thing

Frankly, I would never accept an award from Vladimir Putin because then you kind of give some credence and credibility to this butcher, this KGB agent, which is what he is. John McCain

You Frankly Kind Would Some Give Never He Putin Accept Because Which Agent Then Award Credence Butcher Credibility

The way you have bipartisan negotiations, you sit down across the table, as we did with Ted Kennedy, as I've done with many other members, and you say, 'OK, here's what I want, here's what you want. We'll adhere to your principles, but we'll make concessions.' John McCain

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I think it's important for Donald Trump to express his appreciation for veterans - not John McCain, but veterans who were incarcerated as prisoners of war. John McCain

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Government should take care of those in America who can't care for themselves. That's a role of government. John McCain

Government Care Those Take Take Care Role America Themselves Should Who

I don't doubt the sincerity of my Democratic friends. And they should not doubt ours. John McCain

Doubt Ours Sincerity Democratic Friends Should

I think that it's important that we understand the importance of the Hispanic vote in America. John McCain

Vote Important Think Importance Understand Hispanic America

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. John McCain

War Remember Men Solitary Names Period Still Prisoners Were North North Vietnam While Them Then Vietnam Who

I've tried to say that I admire and respect Sen. Obama. He has accomplished great things, and he has motivated people, and so - and he loves his country, just as I do. John McCain

Great Respect People Great Things Country Say Obama Tried Admire He Motivated His Accomplished Just Loves Things

A strong E.U., a strong NATO, and a true strategic partnership between them is profoundly in our interest. John McCain

Strong NATO Our True Between Partnership Interest Them Strategic Profoundly

The United States must look beyond Mr. Putin. His regime may appear imposing, but it is rotting inside. His Russia is not a great power on par with America. It is a gas station run by a corrupt, autocratic regime. John McCain

Great Power States Par Station Run Must Corrupt Inside Russia Great Power Putin Beyond Look Imposing His America May Autocratic Regime Appear Rotting United United States Gas Gas Station

For America, our interests are our values, and our values are our interests. John McCain

Values Our America Interests

The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that only a few malcontents, lunatics generally, ever dare to threaten them. John McCain

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. John McCain

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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. John McCain

World Seen Wish Would Would-Be Share How Really Certainly

As chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I am confronted every day with the security concerns and threats to our own nation's safety, as well as threats to the rest of the world. John McCain

Whenever America sends its citizens into harm's way, it must do so with eyes wide open. John McCain

Eyes Way Must Citizens Open America Sends Whenever Wide Harm

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