I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset, that the hand of God is there also. -John McCain God
In 1987, I had my first opportunity to provide 'advice and consent' on a Supreme Court nominee. At that time, I stated that the qualifications essential for evaluating a nominee for the bench included 'integrity, character, legal competence and ability, experience, and philosophy and judicial temperament.' On that test, Elena Kagan fails. -John McCain Legal
Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure foundations than are found today in the Middle East. Even more important, they will fight for two human conditions of even greater value than peace: liberty and justice. -John McCain Peace
On the issue of the gay marriage, I believe if people want to have private ceremonies, that's fine. I do not believe that gay marriages should be legal. -John McCain Legal
The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that only a few malcontents, lunatics generally, ever dare to threaten them. -John McCain Society
War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality. -John McCain War