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" I have watched men suffer the anguish of imprisonment, defy appalling human cruelty... break for a moment, then recover inhuman strength to defy their enemies once more. "
John McCain
Men
Cruelty
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" Countries, not just their armies, win wars. "
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" 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. "
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" What is most troubling about Mr. Putin's aggression in Crimea is that it reflects a growing disregard for America's credibility in the world. That has emboldened other aggressive actors - from Chinese nationalists to Al Qaeda terrorists and Iranian theocrats. "
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" I'm sick and tired of only being asked about everything that Donald Trump says or does. "
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" I know in war good people can feel obliged for good reasons to do things they would normally object to and recoil from. "
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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. "
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See
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" We know that Medicare's going broke in seven years, but we need to start over. That's what the American people want us to do. "
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" I think that it's important that we understand the importance of the Hispanic vote in America. "
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" 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. "
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War
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" The tea partiers are a great addition. The tea partiers have invigorated a base that has been dormant for a long period of time. We're going to have a broad array of different views in our Republican conference, and I think it might be more interesting than any I've been in in a long time. "
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" The U.S. never lost a battle against North Vietnam, but it lost the war. "
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" To argue against the global economy is like stating opposition to the weather - it continues whether you like it or not. "
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Against
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" Our great power does not mean we can do whatever we want whenever we want, nor should we assume we have all the wisdom and knowledge necessary to succeed. "
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Succeed
Power
" I'm not against a border wall, OK, but go to China, and you'll see a border wall there. We need technology, we need drones, we need surveillance capabilities, and we need rapid-reaction capabilities. "
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You
Technology
" In the real world, as lived and experienced by real people, the demand for human rights and dignity, the longing for liberty and justice and opportunity, the hatred of oppression and corruption and cruelty is reality. "
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World
People
Justice
" I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. And I believe that my party, in some ways, has strayed from those principles, particularly on the issue of fiscal discipline. "
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" On the issue of the gay marriage, I believe if people want to have private ceremonies, that's fine. I do not believe that gay marriages should be legal. "
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Believe
People
Marriage
" Government should take care of those in America who can't care for themselves. That's a role of government. "
John McCain
Take Care
America
Care
" You have to listen to people that have chosen the nominee of our Republican Party. I think it would be foolish to ignore them. "
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People
Think
" Giap was a master of logistics, but his reputation rests on more than that. His victories were achieved by a patient strategy that he and Ho Chi Minh were convinced would succeed - an unwavering resolve to suffer immense casualties and the near total destruction of their country to defeat any adversary, no matter how powerful. "
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Reputation
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" On Putin's order, corrupt apparatchiks and crony oligarchs rob Russians of their nation's wealth and resources. "
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" Saddam Hussein is a risk-taking aggressor who has attacked four countries, used chemical weapons against his own people, professed a desire to harm the United States and its allies, and, even faced with the prospect of his regime's imminent destruction, has still refused to abide by Security Council demands that he disarm. "
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" I don't think Roger Ailes is ham-fisted. "
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" I believe we should always put our country first. "
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Believe
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" I used to write books and plays in my mind, but I doubt that any of them would have been above the level of the cheapest dime novel. "
John McCain
Used
Mind
Books
" Do not yield. Do not flinch. Stand up. Stand up with our President and fight. We're Americans. We're Americans, and we'll never surrender. They will. "
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Fight
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" I tell the same stories all the time because I like them! "
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" We all know spending levels for defense and other urgent priorities have been woefully inadequate for years. But we haven't found the will to work together to adjust them. "
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" 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. "
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Great
Respect
Say