John McCain actually said...

Because the defining struggle of the 21st century is not, as many predicted, a clash of religious civilizations; it is instead a competition between democratic and autocratic systems of government.

Context

Identifies the main global conflict as one between democracy and autocracy.

05/08/2017

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