Torture gives you reliable and unreliable information. That's the reason why most people in the world don't do it. So this idea that you have to torture people in order to protect national security is a false argument, and I reject it. John McCain More Quotes by John McCain More Quotes From John McCain Round up and deport two million aliens who committed crimes. John McCain crimealienstwo I can't believe a guy that handsome wouldn't have some impact. John McCain impactguybelieve Iraq is now the central front in the war against al-Qaeda. John McCain iraqalswar Our enemies didn't adhere to the Geneva Convention. Many of my comrades were subjected to very cruel, very inhumane and degrading treatment, a few of them even unto death. But every one of us - every single one of us - knew and took great strength from the belief that we were different from our enemies, that we were better than them, that we, if the roles were reversed, would not disgrace ourselves by committing or countenancing such mistreatment of them. John McCain differentamericaenemy The US does not involve itself in what is happening in the world's largest democracy, nor does it intend to do so. John McCain democracydoeworld You may have noticed that Senator Obama’s supporters have been saying some pretty nasty things about Western Pennsylvania lately. And you know, I couldn’t agree with them more. John McCain pennsylvanianastymay That does not mean we won't experience the tragedy of the loss of some American lives. We will have an opportunity to instill a democracy in Iraq which will be an example and perhaps force other nations in that region to move in the same direction. John McCain lossmeanmoving In the 21st century nations don't invade other nations. John McCain 21st-centurynationscentury As part of Social Security reform, I believe that private savings accounts are a part of it - along the lines that President Bush proposed. John McCain linespresidentbelieve But certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would then force X number of women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations. John McCain numberslongamerica This is the free enterprise system. The only place in the world that I can recall where companies never failed was the old Soviet Union. This is what investors do in free enterprise and capitalism system. [...[ And, yes, free enterprise system can be cruel. But the problem with this administration is that small businesses are the one who had suffered the most, the kind that need investors, the kinds that don't need the hundreds of pages, thousands of pages of regulations that continue to plague them and have them hold back on the hiring investment. John McCain unionsworldneeds America has much to gain in terms of jobs and trade by meeting the growing world demand for advanced, environmentally sound technologies. John McCain technologyjobsamerica We have many advantages in the fight against global warming, but time is not one of them. Instead of idly debating the precise extent of global warming, or the precise timeline of global warming, we need to deal with the central facts of rising temperatures, rising waters, and all the endless troubles that global warming will bring. We stand warned by serious and credible scientists across the world that time is short and the dangers are great. The most relevant question now is whether our own government is equal to the challenge. John McCain governmentfightingwater Many of the countries outpacing the United States in the deployment of high speed Internet services, including Canada, Japan and South Korea, have successfully combined municipal systems with privately deployed networks to wire their countries, .. As a country, we cannot afford to cut off any successful strategy if we want to remain internationally competitive. John McCain cuttingsuccessfulcountry Parents are not the all-knowing, ideal people we would like you to think we are. We've made wrong choices before, and will again, like everyone else, .. But our mistakes are not the measure of our love for you. You are that measure, and how well you are prepared to make better choices than we have made. John McCain knowingmistakethinking This kind of horror has become all too familiar to us. As parents, Cindy and I offer our prayers to the memory of the slain children and ask that God ease the pain of Littleton's suffering families, ... The students of Columbine High School and children everywhere have a basic right to learn in an environment free of fear and violence. We must redouble our efforts to see that this is a reality. John McCain painprayerchildren My patriotism and my conscience required me to support it and to engage in the debate over whether and how to fight it. John McCain patrioticsupportfighting I think that it has to be a very humane approach to this issue, and we have to come up with solutions to it. But we also have to do something about the drugs that are coming across our southern border that are killing our kids... I think there are some people who want to leave this country and return to the country they came from, but obviously it requires a broader solution that that, and we all know that. John McCain countrykidsthinking I think [social media] is fundamentally restructuring the whole nature of information and how it's expressed in America. John McCain mediaamericathinking In the 2012 election, Obamacare, as it's called, and I'll be more polite - the ACA ...was a major issue in the campaign. I campaigned all over America for two months, everywhere I could. And in every single campaign rally I said, 'We have to repeal and replace Obamacare.' Well, the people spoke. They spoke, much to my dismay, but they spoke. And they reelected the President of the United States. John McCain healthpartyleadership