The argument that I hear from the administration is that we don't want to provoke Vladimir Putin. That is just Orwellian... history will judge this administration incredibly harshly, the only thing that will dissuade Vladimir Putin from what he is doing is when coffins come back to the families in Russia.

John McCain

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I don't use coarse language very often. I have a larger vocabulary than that.

John McCain

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I admire Obama, and I like him. I think he has a great deal of talent. He should be applauded for his eloquence and for his ability to motivate millions.

John McCain

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Efforts to bring about democracy have hit a wall and are going backwards.

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I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset, that the hand of God is there also.

John McCain

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I campaigned in 2012 all over this country for months: 'Repeal and replace Obamacare.' That was not the mandate of the voters. If they wanted to repeal Obamacare, the 2012 election would have been probably significantly different.

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There's one big difference between me and the others - I won't take every last dime of the surplus and spend it on tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy. I'll use the bulk of the surplus to secure Social Security far into the future to keep our promise to the greatest generation.

John McCain

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I looked into Mr. Putin's eyes, and I saw three letters, a "K," a "G," and a "B."

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America is the greatest force for good in the history of the world.

John McCain

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We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves from ourselves.

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We make the future better than the past. We don't hide from history. We make history.

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I think where [Donald Trump] loses most hawkish republicans is when he talking about how much he likes [Vladimir] Putin. That should make any person who believe in the American exceptionalism, incredibly uncomfortable.

John McCain

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Tolerance of dissent is the hallmark of a mature party, and it is well past time for the Republican Party to grow up.

John McCain

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I say to our enemies: We are coming. God may have mercy on you, but we won't

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We should be I hope finally realizing what Vladimir Putin is. He's an old colonel, KGB, apparatchik, and he dreams of the restoration of the Russian empire.

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Thank God for our form of government. The media won't let there be any cover-up.

John McCain

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Conservatives came to office to reduce the size of government and enlarge the sphere of free and private initiative. But lately we have increased government in order to stay in office. And, soon, if we don't remember why we were elected we will have lost our office along with our principles, and leave a mountain of debt that our children's grandchildren will suffer from long after we have departed this earth. Because, my friends, hypocrisy is the most obvious of sins, and the people will punish it.

John McCain

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Presidential ambition is a disease that can only be cured by embalming fluid.

John McCain

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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 would vote for a Muslim if he or she was the best candidate able to lead the country and defend our political values.

John McCain

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We should exhibit no self doubt to our friends, ... Credibility is a strategic asset.

John McCain

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