“Here's my unsolicited advice to the American voter: If a candidate for Congress pledges to ride his white horse to Washington and lay waste to all the scoundrels living off your taxes, to never work or socialize or compromise with any of them, and then somehow get them to bow to your will and the su…”— John McCain, npr.orgTagged: Gridlock, American Poltics
“We need to recover some perspective about how much someone's politics is a testament to their character. When did politics become the principal or only attribute we use to judge people? Republicans and Democrats can be good neighbors, loving parents, loyal Americans, decent human beings. I don't rem…”— John McCain, npr.orgTagged: Republicans vs. Democrats, Respect for Each Other, American Politcs
“Humility makes for more productive politics. If it vanishes entirely, we will tear our society apart.”— John McCain, npr.orgTagged: Humility, Politics, Society, Healthy Democracies
“We are secluding ourselves in ideological ghettos. We have our own news sources. We exchange ideas mostly or exclusively with people who agree with us, and troll those who don't. Increasingly, we have our own facts to reinforce our convictions and any empirical evidence that disputes them is branded…”— John McCain, npr.orgTagged: Ideological Ghettos, Partisanship, American Politics, Bickering, In-Group Fighting
“If you want politics to be more civil, if you want Congress to argue less and get more done, then show up. Represent.”— John McCain, npr.orgTagged: Politics, American Politcs, Democracy