John McCain Quotes

It is now the moment when by common consent we pause to become conscious of our national life and to rejoice in it, to recall what our country has done for each of us, and to ask ourselves what we can do for our country in return.

What I can do for my country, I am willing to do.

We will never bring disgrace to this, our country, by any act of cowardice. We will fight for the ideals of this, our country. We will revere and obey the laws. We will strive to quicken our sense of civic duty. Thus, in all these ways, we will transmit this country greater, better, stronger, prouder and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.

Oh how hard it is to die and leave one’s Country no better than if one had never lived for it.

To work for the good of our country is not a shallow thing.

What our country deserves from everyone who enjoys its fruits and freedoms is a little more gratitude - and a lot less greed.

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice for our country, there are no Republicans; there are no Democrats; there are only Americans.

It is the prime responsibility of every citizen to feel that his country is free and to defend its freedom is his duty. Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties.

The way to be patriotic in America is not only to love America, but to love the duty that lies nearest to our hand, and to know that in performing it we are serving our country.

If my acceptance of the office of Governor would serve my country, though my administration would be attended with the loss of personal credit and reputation, I would cheerfully undertake it.

I am not keen just for the position; I'm keen to help and to serve. If I can really avoid any bad things on my country, I will not hesitate one second.

You get an opportunity to do something for your country, you better get out and do it.

I'd always step up to the mark to serve the people of the country.

Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first, then you are a parasite; if the second, then you are an oasis in the desert.

These manly sentiments, in private life, make good citizens; in public life, the patriot and the hero.

I have a responsibility to devote my energy to my country and my people.

I commit myself to serve my country.

What is required from members of Congress and the public alike is a new spirit of devotion to the national welfare beyond party or self-interest.

We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.

The men and women who lived through and came to our rescue on 9/11 were not Democrats or Republicans or Independents. They were Americans first and foremost, and so were the people they saved.

My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country.

Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country.

Ask not what your country can do for you——ask what you can do for your country.

Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.