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Dictators. perhaps above all, john detested the abuse of power. could not abide bigots and swaggering despots. there was something inside him that made him stand up for the little guy, to speak for forgotten people and forgotten places. >> so much of our politics, our public life, our public discourse, can seem small and mean and petty. trafficking in bombast and insult and phony controversies and manufactured outrage. its a politics that pretends to be brave and tough but, in fact, is born of f...

>> john was above all a man with a code. he lived bye a set of public virtues that brought strength and purpose to his life and to his country. he was courageous, with a courage that frightened his captors and inspired his countrymen. he was honest, no matter whom it offended. presidents were not spared. he was honorable, always recognizing that his opponents were still patriots and human beings. he loved freedom, with the passion of a man who knew its absence. he respected the dignity inherent ...

John was, above all, a man with a code. he lived by a set of public virtues that brought strength and purpose to his life and to his country. he was courageous, with a courage that frightened his captors and inspired his countrymen. he was honest, no matter whom it offended. presidents were not spared. he was honorable, always recognizing that his opponents were still patriots and human beings. he loved freedom with a fashion of a man who knew its absence. he respected the dignity inherent in ev...

Can seem small and mean and petty. john called on us to be bigger than that. >> perhaps above all, john detested the abuse of power, could not abide bigots and swagger despots. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again, because america was always great. >> reporter: yesterday evening, president trump tweeted about trade and the fbi and wrote in all caps, make america great again. this rivalry even in death continues. back to you. ainsley: it was an emotional funeral. you c...

Serving a cause graeltser theat yourself, maybe this will cause other mccains to step up. maybe this inspired somebody to do that. if it had been john mccain, john mccain would have said, im john mccain, and im out of here. >> listen, thats perfect transition. ill ask you about that because i know you were at the white house. let me ask you about that later. i think this is important because it seems clear that the writer of this op-ed was influenced by the passing of john mccain. we also know t...

Trafficking and bombast and insult and phony continroversie and manufactured outrage. its a politics that pretends to be brave and tough but in fact, is born in fear. john called on us to be bigger than that. he called on us to be better than that. >> so lets now compare that to the words from president trump tonight. >> you like to use the impeach trump. max waters. well impeach him. well impeach. how do you impeach somebody thats doing a great job? that hasnt done anything wrong? our economy i...

And it made me reflect on the moment of unity at this funeral. i want you to listen. this is george w. bush, what he said about him. watch this. >> he respected the dignity in every life that does not stop at borders and cannot be erased by dictato dictators. perhaps above all, john detested the abuse of power, could not abide biggats and john mccain would insist were better than this. america is better than this. >> and there is this from president obama. >> so much of our politics, our public ...

Abide bigots and swag erring despots. at various points throughout thinks long career, john confronted poll skpiz practices that he believed unworthy of his counsel tri. to those in the face of authority, john mccain would insist, we are better than this. america is better than this. >> and there is this from president obama. >> so much of our politics, our public life, our public discourse can seem small and mean and petty. trafficking and bombaste and insult, and phony controversies and manufa...

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