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Not to build his legacy, he wanted america, to remind them, to understand. i think johns legacy is going to continue to inspire and challenge generations of leaders as they step forward. and john mccains impact on america is not over. its not per boly, its not -- not hyperbole. its not over. cindy, john owed so much of what he was to you. you were his ballast. when i was with you both i could see how he looked at you. jill is the one, when we were in hawaii and he first met threw, he kept starin...

To follow the course of your own spirit. are you a living legacy, not hyperbole, you are a living legacy and proof of john mccains success. now john is going to take his rightful place in a long line of extraordinary leaders in this nations history, in their time and in their way stood for freedom and stood for liberty and have made the american story the most improbable and the most hopeful and the most enduring story on earth. i know john said he hoped he played a small part in that story. joh...

The responsibility, if we can screw up the courage, to ensure its not extinguished. its a thousand the things that make us different. the bottom line was, i think john believed in us. i think he believed in the american people. not just all of the preambles of the constitution. he believed in the american people. all 325 million of us. even though john is no longer with us, he left us pretty clear instructions. quote, believe always in the promise and greatness of america because nothing is inev...

Man believed that so strongly. his capacity that we truly are the worlds last, best hope that, were the beacon to the world. that there are principles and ideals greater than ourselves and were suffering, sacrificing for and if necessary dying for. americans saw how he lived his life that way and they knew the truth of what he was saying. i just think he gave americans confidence. john was a hero. his character, courage, honor, integrity. the thing that is understated is his optimism. thats what...

Yes, he was a long-serving senator with a remarkable record. yes, he was a two-time presidential candidate who cap tued the support and imagination of the american people and yes john was a war hero, demonstrated extraordinary courage. i think of john and my son when i think offinger sols words when duty throw as graunt let down to fate, when honor scorn to compromise with death that, is heroism. everybody knows that about john. but i dont think it fully explains why the country has been so take...

Of this world. in fact his biggest concern is probably what channel do i have to find in heaven in order to watch larry play on sunday. [laughing] all joking aside hes a free man and hes more alive than hes ever been. senator mccain, professed christianity and here is the hope in what senator mccain believed, romans 3:23, for all have send and fallen short of the glory of god. he knew romans 6:23, that the wages of sin was death, the get of god was eternal life through his john, jesus christ. to...

It was always about basic values with john. fairness, honesty, dignity, respect. giving hate no safe harbor. leaving no one behind, understanding as americans were part of something much bigger than ourselves. with john it was a value set not selfish or self serving. john understood that america was first and foremost an idea, audacious and risky, organized around, not tribe but around ideals. the ideals that americans have rallied around the ideals of the world, an idea enshrined in the constit...

Believe that americas future and fate rested on heros. we used to talk, about and i liked most about him, is he understood what i hope we all remember, heros didnt build this country. order people being given half a chance are capable of doing extraordinary things. extraordinary things. john knew order americans understood that each of us has a duty to defend the integrity, dignity, and birth right of every child. he carried it. good communities are built by thousands of small acts of decency th...

Respect we showed to one another. we received an award for civility in public life. it was a college al -- allegheny county puts this award out every year for bipartisanship. john and i said, what in the hell is going on here? no, not a joke. i said to senator flake, thats how its supposed to be. you are getting an award? no, im serious. think about this. getting an award for your civility. getting an award for bipartisanship. classic john, the one at allegheny college, hundreds of people there,...

For our dignity and respect we showed to one another, we received an award for civility in public life. theres a college allegheny county puts out this award every year for bipartisanship. john and i looked at each and said what the hell is going on here. no, not a joke. i said to senator flake, thats how its supposed to be. we get an award? im serious. think about this. getting an award for your civility. getting an award for bipartisanship. classic john, allegheny college of hundreds of people...