John McCain Quotes

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• We were pleased to hear the President state his firm commitment that he will do whatever is necessary to accomplish this important goal.
• Just because they broke the law doesn't mean they're condemned forever to a twilight status ... I believe that most Americans feel that for these…
• Well, I don't think it is amnesty to start with. Second of all, what do you want to do with them? That is the question…
• It's the only way that I see that it can be done," McCain said. "Obviously, it has failed in the past, but I also notice…
• We can't go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status. We cannot forever have children…
• If you have a large bloc of Americans who believe you're trying to keep their ... fellow Hispanics down and deprive them of an opportunity,…
• Immigration and border security remain critical issues that I am committed to addressing this year. The good news is that illegal immigration is at an…
• My greatest fear is the Iranians acquire a nuclear weapon and give it to a terrorist organization. And there is a real threat of them…
• I'm as frustrated with the French, I think, as anyone, but look, there's going to be other challenges and there are going to be other…
• Our country doesn't depend on the heroism of every citizen. But all of us should be worthy of the sacrifices made on our behalf.
• We have to love our freedom, not just for the private opportunities it provides, but for the goodness it makes possible.
• My patriotism and my conscience required me to support it and to engage in the debate over whether and how to fight it.
• Presidential ambition is a disease that can only be cured by embalming fluid .
• What I don't know is what the unexpected might be.
• We have a lot of work to do. It's a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq-Pakistan border.
• God may have mercy, but we won't.
• I will not agree to have this bill [to repeal DADT ] go forward, because our economy is in the tank.
• I spent several years in a North Vietnamese prison camp, in the dark, fed with scraps. Do you think I want to do that all…
• I say to our enemies: We are coming. God may have mercy on you, but we won't
• We send cruise missiles and then we think everything's all right or we try to bring them to trial. My friends, this time they've gone…

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