Politics Quotes by John McCain

I don't know a politician who enjoys fundraising. The system is such that the American people have lost faith.

— John McCain

Excessive administration secrecy... feeds conspiracy theories and reduces the public's confidence in government.

— John McCain

Do we really want another politician in the White House America can't trust?

— John McCain

Without trusting government you can't do a lot of things.

— John McCain

The first role of government is to help people who are in crisis or need. That's why we have government.

— John McCain

Government should take care of those in America who can't care for themselves. That's a role of government.

— John McCain

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

— John McCain

Right now there’s kind of a generational change. Young Americans do not trust this government. Without trusting government you can't do a…

— John McCain

I was concerned about a couple of steps that the Russian government took in the last several days. One was reducing the…

— John McCain

The only way you approach politics and seek elective office is to move forward. For me to look back in anger or…

— John McCain

I guess my view is I believe less governance is best governance and that government should not do what the free enterprise…

— John McCain

On my honor, I swear to you, that from my first day in office to the last breath I draw, I will…

— John McCain

Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country. It's kleptocracy, it's corruption, it's a nation that's really only dependent upon oil…

— John McCain

Each Middle East country has their own unique kinds of challenges; but the fundamentals, the desire for democracy and freely elected governments…

— John McCain

The first thing we have to do is get spending under control in Washington. It's completely out of control. We Republicans came…

— John McCain

I deplore this kind of politics. I think the ad is dishonest and dishonorable. As it is, none of these individuals served…

— John McCain

In the Washington soft money game, big business and big labor are accomplices working together to protect the mushy middle of big…

— John McCain

I think that when you look at the great politicians, the two greatest in my view were George Washington and Abraham Lincoln,…

— John McCain

In the 2012 election, Obamacare, as it's called, and I'll be more polite - the ACA ...was a major issue in the…

— John McCain

Our national political campaigns never stop. We seem convinced that majorities exist to impose their will with few concessions and that minorities…

— John McCain

I am not haunted by memories of Vietnam. But I must admit I never thought we would again witness in my lifetime…

— John McCain

I am all in favor of pay equity for women, but this kind of legislation, as is typical of what's being proposed…

— John McCain

The political tactics of division and slander are not our values. They are corrupting influences on religion and politics, and those who…

— John McCain

I think it's a very legitimate aspect of American life to criticize and to disagree and to debate. But I want to…

— John McCain

The Iranians have a lousy government, so therefore their economy is lousy, even though they have significant oil revenues. So I am…

— John McCain

I'm not surprised that Governor Dean would oppose [the $87 billion to fund Iraq reconstruction]… I've lost confidence that he has any…

— John McCain

We have many advantages in the fight against global warming, but time is not one of them. Instead of idly debating the…

— John McCain

Conservatives came to office to reduce the size of government and enlarge the sphere of free and private initiative. But lately we…

— John McCain

Politics abhors a vacuum, and Asian countries will gravitate towards China if U.S. influence is perceived as declining.

— John McCain

The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that only a few malcontents, lunatics…

— John McCain

Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be…

— John McCain

It's impossible to imagine the Democratic Party seeking a pro-life, free-trading, non-protectionist, deficit hawk.

— John McCain

Sen. Obama comes from the old Chicago machine politics and has never taken on the special interests in his party on a…

— John McCain

Our political differences, now matter how sharply they are debated, are really quite narrow in comparison to the remarkably durable national consensus…

— John McCain

I appreciate our government's determination to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the Bytyqi brothers, which Serbia's Interior Minister has rightly…

— John McCain

We are an important check on the powers of the executive. Our consent is necessary for the president to appoint jurists and…

— John McCain

But I also want to change the dynamics of this debate, which has kept us gridlocked into positions which caused people to…

— John McCain

He was a superb military officer but he was also an extraordinarily gifted politician. That he was an unusually open, honest and…

— John McCain