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Many good people mistake their reputation for their character. It is a mistake I have made many, many times.

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John McCain
Age: 81 †
Born: 1936
Born: August 29
Died: 2018
Died: August 25
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John Sidney McCain III
John S. McCain
III
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But I'm still a work in progress. My mother calls me quite frequently with various critiques of my performance on TV and other public events. She's usually pretty severe with her comments.
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It's always the wacko birds on right and left that get the media megaphone.
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We must win in Iraq. If we withdraw, there will be chaos, there will be genocide, and they will follow us home.
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Thank God for our form of government. The media won't let there be any cover-up.
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I am confident, with the leadership and the backing of the American people, President Obama will turn this country around.
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I put the Vietnam War behind me a long time ago, and what I wanted to (do) among other things was help veterans also be able to come all the way home as some of our veterans have not been able to do. But I harbor no anger nor rancor. I'm a better man for my experience, and I'm grateful for having the opportunity of serving.
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Cindy and I are adoptive parents. We know what a treasure and joy it is to have an adopted child in our lives.
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And the people who live in the southern part of my state do not have a secure environment. To wit, there are signs that the government put up that say, Warning. You are in a drug smuggling area and a human smuggling area.
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Hillary [Clinton] saying we're never going to put boots on the ground in Iraq, we never going to put boots on the ground in Syria petrified me, simply because, why - what if this continues despite out of control.
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Anybody who believes the surge has not succeeded, militarily, politically and in most other ways, frankly, does not know the facts on the ground.
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I don't doubt the sincerity of my Democratic friends. And they should not doubt ours.
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If we leave Iraq, terrorists will follow us home.
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I've seen enough killing in my life. I know how precious human life is and I don't need a lecture from you.
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Even in this room full of proud Manhattan Democrats. I can't shake that feeling that some people here are pulling for me ... I'm delighted to see you here tonight, Hillary.
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America is the greatest force for good in the history of the world.
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Instead of giving the effort the level of attention needed, the Air Force has wasted a year doing very little to end our reliance on Russian rocket engines, if the Air Force is unwilling to do what is necessary to meet the 2019 deadline, they are going to have to figure out how to meet our space launch needs without the RD-180 (Russian engine).
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I guarantee you, as president of the United States, I know how to heal the wounds of war, I know how to deal with our adversaries, and I know how to deal with our friends.
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