John McCain Quotes


It has given me an intense appreciation for this country and the wonders and freedoms that are associated with it.


Citations

John McCain, U. S. Senator (Republican, AZ), Republican Presidential Nominee, Description of his over 5 years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, The Fighting I, The History Channel, October 17, 1998

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See {594200} for the first verse—the one most commonly sung. This second verse, suggests that America is not perfect—a problem for some people in a patriotic song which is usually only general glorification and uncritical praise. This song was considered seriously as our national anthem, and was actually used at the first international Olympics when an American won the event. Our National Anthem had not been officially selected then. One of the reasons for its selection over America, The Beautiful was the line in this verse asking God to mend the American flaws.


John McCain
John McCain
  • Born: August 29, 1936
  • Died: August 25, 2018
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

John Sidney McCain III was an American politician, statesman and United States Navy officer who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for president of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama.