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I say this both to say and stories how full and genuine was john's acceptance of my religious practices, which were different from what he knew, but also to make a larger point, because i can tell you in everything we did together, around the world and here in washington and across america, he showed that same acceptance, respe respect, curiosity about everybody's religious observances and everything else about them that was different from himself and his own experiences. i said that patience was one virtue john didn't have. forgiveness was a great virtue he did have. and here's a story to mak...

Oak. and i think we owe a special measure of gratitude to those who do so well with their families. we're going to hear from one of his long time allies. all the other honored guests that are here, ladies and gentlemen, becoming john mccain's friend is one of the great blessings of my life. being asked to pay tribute to him today is one of the great honor honors i thank cindy and the entire mccain family. i also want to thank them. including the seven wonderful children for the love and support you gave john throughout his life and service. none more than than in the last

Character. he was honest, fair, and civilized in all the times we were together, i never heard him say a by gigoted word toward anyone. saw this most clearly during the 2000 campaign when the woman made an offensive statement against then senator barack obama. to me what was most impressive about john's reaction was that it was peer reflex. it was who john was. he didn't need a consult anyone. he immediately defended his opponent's name and honor and thereby elevated for that moment our politics and made us a more perfect union. personally, i can tell you that john was a real friend and accomm...

Into the years ahead to make america the better country john always knew it could be. i pray that we will and i ask you to do so as well. let me pay tribute to this great man by describing and sharing stories from friendship that began in the early 1990s as part of a bipartisan group pushing the government to stop the aggression a aggressi aggression a aggression in bosnia. really our friendship deepened with our third amigo. lindsey graham. when you traveled with john, even with lindsey along, the purpose was not to have fun.

In fact sometime it seemed the purpose was just to survive the schedule. he had organized. john had a restless energy every day, including the days we traveled to get the most out of every day he possibly could and he did. and so did we who were privileged to know him. john travelled to learn so he could be a better senator. he travelled to represent america as best he could wherever we went and he did and he traveled to support the men and women of our armed services whether in war or at peace wherever they were and they in turn welcomed him in not just respect, but awe as the hero john mccai...