John McCain

“Our political differences, no matter how sharply they are debated, are really quite narrow in comparison to the remarkably durable national consensus on our founding convictions.”

“Only the most deluded of us could doubt the necessity of this war.”

“For Mr. Putin, vacillation invites aggression. His world is a brutish, cynical place, where power is worshiped, weakness is despised, and all rivalries are zero-sum.”

“I consider myself a Christian. I attend church. My faith has sustained me in very difficult times.”

“We need to listen to the views and respect the collective will of our democratic allies. When we believe that international action is necessary, whether military, economic, or diplomatic, we...”

“Our society demands that women be treated equally and that we not discriminate against them.”

“But we should be mindful as we argue about our differences that so much more unites than divides us. We should also note that our differences, when compared with those in many, if not most,...”

“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 capa...”

“Every day, people serve their neighbors and our nation in many different ways, from helping a child learn and easing the loneliness of those without a family to defending our freedom oversea...”

“You raise taxes during an economic crisis time, as we did in - back in the time of Herbert Hoover, you send the country into a depression.”

“On 'don't ask, don't tell' I was always the same. I said we needed a complete review of the impact on morale and battle effectiveness of 'don't ask, don't tell' before we repeal it. That's m...”

“I think that Fox News is a bit schizophrenic.”

“I guess my view is I believe less governance is best governance and that government should not do what the free enterprise and private enterprise and indidividual entrepreneurship and the st...”

“We need a free press. We must have it. It's vital.”

“We must win in Iraq. If we withdraw, there will be chaos; there will be genocide; and they will follow us home.”

“To argue against the global economy is like stating opposition to the weather - it continues whether you like it or not.”

“I think that Rand Paul represents a segment of the GOP, just like his father. And I think he is trying to expand that, intelligently, to make it larger.”

“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.”

“America's greatest strength has always been its hopeful vision of human progress.”

“Public life has many more privileges than hardships.”