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On the recordOctober 15, 2017
To fear the world we've organized and led the third quarters of a century, to abandon the ideals we have advanced around the globe, to refuse the obligations of international leadership and our duty to remain the last best hope of earth for the sake of some half-baked spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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John McCain criticizes the current political movement and nationalism, emphasizing the importance of international leadership.

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