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The last day john was on the senate floor, what was he fighting to do? he was fighting to restore what you call regular order. just have to treat one another again, like we used to. senate was never perfect, john, you know that. we were there a long time together. i watched teddy kennedy and james easton fight like hell on capitol hill then go to lunch together. john wanted to see, quote, regular order at large. get to know one another. you know, john and i were both amused and i think lindsey w...

About him. he sang a constant hymn to america. i think you see at the air force base or refugee camps on the edge of syria, people wanted to be around john mccain. today, people wanted to be around john mccain. >> this is a message about john mccain but also john mccains message to america. >> well said. joe biden gave a hymn to america. he said the america we know is an idea. its a declaration of universal human dignity. 7.5 billion people across the globe created by god with rights. you dont h...

Decency, respect, knowing this project is bigger than yourself. johns story is an american story. its not hyperbole. its the american story. grounded in respect and decency. basic fairness. the intolerance through the abuse of power. many of you travel the world, look how the rest of the world looks at us. they look at us a little naive, so fair, so decent. we are the naive americans. thats who we are. thats who john was. he could not stand the abuse of power. wherever he saw it, in whatever

Ive been thinking this week about why johns death hit the country so hard. yes, he was a long-serving senator with a remarkable record. yes, he was a two-time presidential candidate who captured 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 of ingersolls words when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate and honor scorns to compromise with death, that is heroism. everybody knows that abo...

He said, joe, dont take it personally, but i dont want to hear what the hell you have to say. [ laughter ] >> one of johns major campaign people is now with the senate with the governor of ohio, was on this morning and i happened to watch it. he said that he had a strange relationship, they always seemed to have each others back. whenever i was in trouble, john was the first guy there. i hope i was there for him. we never hesitate to give each other advice. he would call me in the middle of the ...

U.s. senate and politics and continue it in a real way, not just talking about it now, but in the future? >> sure. this is obviously a week, not just yesterday and today, through saturday and the burial coming. this is a time to celebrate john. one of the things you see are a civic that is are bigger than policy preference in john. we have a lot of people in politics who are mostly interested in their own incumbency and low grade tribalism. what should we do about "x"? the other guys are worse t...

That was lit over 200 years ago. each of us carries with us and each one of us has the capacity, the responsibility and we can screw up the courage to ensure it does not extinguish. theres a thousand little things that make us different. bottom line was, i think john believed in us. i think he believed in the american people. not just all the pre-ambles, he believed until the american people, all 325 million of us. even though john is no longer with us, he left us clear instructions. quote, beli...

Political trick or wasnt trying to be flashy and show insincere relationship, but one that was true and deep and long lasting. that was the first time i have heard the story about jill being the one that pointed cindy out to the senator in hawaii. i thought that was interesting. i have known both of them all these years and never knew that. the tribute, i feel, showed so many aspects of john mccains personality. grant woods, long-time friend, traveling in arizona, if grant came along, we knew it...

>> i went home, picked up my 7-year-old and brought him here to be at a hero funeral. its weird to be 46 and speaking of an 81-year-old as a friend. john endorsed against me in my primary against me. i didnt know, but when i won, i felt i need to meet him. youre a hero, i volunteered for you. he let loose on a tirade. he was insulting me for getting up in his grill because he loved people who didnt have patience for small stuff. so, we became fast friends 47 months ago. i have learned global sec...

He knew he was about to depart. thats what he wanted america to understand. not to build his legacy. he wanted america reminded, to understand. i think johns legacy is going to continue to inspire and challenge generations of leaders as they step forward and john mccains america is not over. it is hyperbole, its not over. its not close. 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 i...