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Not to build his legacy, he wanted america, to remind them, to understand. i think john's legacy is going to continue to inspire and challenge generations of leaders as they step forward. and john mccain's impact on america is not over. it's not per boly, it's not -- not hyperbole. it's 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 staring at you. jill said finally, go up and talk to her. and doug and annie, sydney, megan, jack, ji...

To follow the course of your own spirit. are you a living legacy, not hyperbole, you are a living legacy and proof of john mccain's success. now john is going to take his rightful place in a long line of extraordinary leaders in this nation's 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. john, you did much more than that, my friend.

The responsibility, if we can screw up the courage, to ensure it's not extinguished. it's 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 inevitable here. close to the last thing john said to the whole nation, as he knew he was about to dep...

Man believed that so strongly. his capacity that we truly are the world's last, best hope that, we're the beacon to the world. that there are principles and ideals greater than ourselves and we're 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. that's what made john special. made john a giant among all of us. but in my view john didn't

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 sol's 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 don't think it fully explains why the country has been so taken by john's passing. i think it's something more intangible. i think it's because they knew john b...