John McCain Quotes on Parties (9 Quotes)

I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. And I believe that my party, in some ways, has strayed from those principles, particularly on the issue of fiscal discipline.

We're the party of Abraham Lincoln, of inclusion, and not of exclusion, and I hope we can all work together and maintain a dialogue within our party as we help try to resolve this very difficult issue that affects American in such a grievous way,

Based on my review of the deal's outline, I believe the new performance enhancing drug testing policy announced today by MLB and the MLB Players Association achieves this goal, ... I commend the parties for their efforts, and I look forward to seeing the final agreement once it is approved by both sides.

We have a united party, and we are going to reunite this nation,

Perhaps those self-appointed enforcers of party loyalty will learn to respect honorable differences among us, learn to disagree without resorting to personal threats, and recognize that we are a party large enough to accommodate something short of strict

We've got to be an inclusive party. We want anyone who shares our values, ... We want every eligible voter out. We believe that the reason Ronald Reagan was able to govern with such great effect was preservation of his core conservative principles. He had a vision for America that attracted Democrats, independents, Libertarians, vegetarians, whoever they are.

I think it hurts the image of our party. What do the people of New York think about the fact they're being deprived of a choice of candidates I think it's wrong,

What is good for my country is good for my party, ... Should my party abandon this principle, the American people will abandon us.

I do believe that there has been a lot of patience, but at some point we will run out of patience with this thing, ... Whatever party is seen as needlessly dragging out this thing will suffer the consequences.