Republican National
Convention: Arizona Senator John
McCain Speech Excerpts
Tampa, Fla. - The 2012 Republican National Convention
released the following excerpts of U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
prepared remarks to be delivered to the convention today, August 29.
"When we nominate Mitt Romney, we do so with a greater purpose than
winning an advantage for our party. We charge him with the care of a
higher cause. His election represents our best hopes for our country
and the world. It is said this election will turn on domestic and
economic issues. But what Mitt Romney knows, and what we know, is
that our success at home also depends on our leadership in the
world. It is our willingness to shape world events for the better
that has kept us safe, increased our prosperity, preserved our
liberty, and transformed human history."
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"We can choose to follow a declining path, toward a future that is
dimmer and more dangerous than our past. Or we can choose to reform
our failing government, revitalize our ailing economy, and renew the
foundations of our power and leadership in the world. That is what's
at stake in this election."
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"The demand for our leadership in the world has never been greater.
People don't want less of America. They
want more. Everywhere I go in the world, people tell me they still
have faith in America. What they want to know is whether we still
have faith in ourselves. I trust that Mitt Romney has that faith,
and I trust him to lead us."
