“Respect for the God-given dignity of every human being, no matter their race, ethnicity or other circumstances of their birth, is the essence of American patriotism. To believe otherwise is to oppose the very idea of America.”

—  John McCain

Twitter post https://twitter.com/SenJohnMcCain/status/951892337692684291 (12 January 2018)
2010s, 2018

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