John McCain (1936–2018) politician from the United States
As quoted in Wall Street Journal http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600 (26 November 2005), by Stephen Moore <br class="br">2000s, 2005
“Occasionally, it might be a good idea to be honest about American foreign policy.”
South Carolina democratic debate (25 February 2020), as quoted in CNN https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/2020-democratic-debate-south-carolina/h_2a3e527ba81bbe6e29e555687c031939 <br class="br">2010s, 2020
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