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1936–2018 United States
John Sidney McCain III (29 August 1936 - 25 August 2018) was an American politician, statesman, and United States Navy officer who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for president of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama.
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As part of Social Security reform, I believe that private savings accounts are a part of it -- along the lines that President Bush proposed.
We ask a lot of our men and women in uniform, and they never let us down. We must not let them down.
National Defense Authorization bill (2016)
And I stopped beating my wife just a couple of weeks ago…
I can't believe a guy that handsome wouldn't have some impact.
I will not raise your taxes, nor support a tax increase.
I'm not running for president to be somebody, but to do something; to do the hard but necessary things not the easy and needless things.
I spent five and a half years in prison. The worst part was coming home and finding out Green Acres had been cancelled. What the hell was I fighting for?
Comedy sketch on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2000)
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.
Speech at Ohio Wesleyan University (1997)
I am reminded of the words of Chairman Mao: It's always darkest before it goes completely black.
President Trump proved not only unable, but unwilling to stand up to Putin.
This is a moral debate. It is about who we are.
Though it took a decade to find bin Laden, there is one consolation for his long evasion of justice: He lived long enough to witness what some are calling the Arab Spring, the complete repudiation of his violent ideology.
I would vote for a Muslim if he or she was the best candidate able to lead the country and defend our political values.
Respect for the God-given dignity of every human being, no matter their race, ethnicity or other circumstances of their birth, is the essence of American patriotism. To believe otherwise is to oppose the very idea of America.
Mike is the most entertaining, most knowledgeable, and most insightful guy I have ever dealt with. I am constantly entertained by him.
Like every other 13-year-old in America, she's in love with Leonardo DiCaprio, who I think is an androgynous wimp. You know what he does throughout the whole movie Titanic? He smokes.
The tide of war does not recede just because we wish it to.
People have come to this country from everywhere, and people from everywhere have made America great. Our immigration policy should reflect that truth, and our elected officials, including our President, should respect it.
As you know, there are al-Qaeda operatives that are taken back into Iran, given training as leaders, and they're moving back into Iraq.
I've never lived a day, in good times or bad, that I didn't thank God for the privilege.
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