As I stand here today -- looking a little worse for wear, I'm sure -- I have a refreshed appreciation for the protocols and customs of this body, and for the other 99 privileged souls who have been elected to this Senate. John McCain More Quotes by John McCain More Quotes From John McCain Torture doesn't work. John McCain torture Russia has now become a nation fueled by petro-dollars that is basically a KGB apparatchik-run government. John McCain Subjecting prisoners to abuse leads to bad intelligence, because under torture a detainee will tell his interrogator anything to make the pain stop. Second, mistreatment of our prisoners endangers U.S. troops who might be captured by the enemy – if not in this war, then in the next. And third, prisoner abuses exact on us a terrible toll in the war of ideas, because inevitably these abuses become public. John McCain painwarideas We can't go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status. We cannot forever have children who were born here - who were brought here by their parents when they were small children to live in the shadows, as well... What's changed, honestly, is that there is a new appreciation on both sides of the aisle, maybe more importantly on the Republican side, that we need to enact a comprehensive immigration reform bill. John McCain appreciationcountrychildren I will follow Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell. John McCain osama-bin-ladengateshell Our country doesn't depend on the heroism of every citizen. But all of us should be worthy of the sacrifices made on our behalf. John McCain patrioticsacrificecountry When you run ads saying you are going to save social security, my friend, that's all hat and no cattle. John McCain hatssocialrunning We are Americans first, Americans last, Americans always... Let us argue our differences. But remember we are not enemies, but comrades in a war against a real enemy... John McCain differencesrealwar It's always the wacko birds on right and left that get the media megaphone. John McCain mediamemorablebird We want to work with the Russians. But we also have every right to expect the Russians to behave in a fashion and keeping with a - with a - with a country who respects international boundaries and the norms of international behavior. John McCain fashionboundariescountry I owe America more than she has ever owed me. John McCain america Sen. Obama is a decent person and a person you don't have to be scared of as president of the United States. John McCain scaredunited-statespresident Our nation's continued prosperity hinges on our ability to solve environmental problems and sustain the natural resources on which we all depend. John McCain environmentalconservativeproblem I am not haunted by memories of Vietnam. But I must admit I never thought we would again witness in my lifetime the specter of politicians picking targets and ruling out offensive measures in the absurd hope that the enemy would respond to our restraint by yielding to our demands. John McCain targetmemoriesenemy The fact that we did not give the demonstrators in Iran our moral support when a young woman named Neda bled to death in the streets of Iran will go down as one of the great mistakes of the 21st Century. John McCain iranmistakegiving I think that when you look at the great politicians, the two greatest in my view were George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, they certainly had character traits. You also know Abraham Lincoln overcame severe depression problems that he had when he was younger, which gave him the strength and the character later on. John McCain strengthstronginspirational To equate Vladimir Putin and the United States of America, as Donald Trump was asked, you know, I guess it was Bill O'Reilly who said, "But Putin is a killer." And he basically said, "So are we." That moral equivalency is a contradiction of everything the United States has ever stood for in the 20th and 21st century. John McCain united-statesbillsamerica Sooner or later, people are going to figure out if all you run is negative attack ads you don’t have much of a vision for the future or you’re not ready to articulate it. John McCain visionrunningpeople I am the son and grandson of Navy admirals, and I was born into America's service. It wasn't until I was deprived of her company that I fell in love with America. John McCain navyamericason Today more people lose their seats in the Politburo in Havana than in the Congress of America, ... We need to have competitive races for the Legislature. ... We have to have a clash of ideas. John McCain raceamericaideas
