It just is somebody that was so unique. I dont know what really shaped him. I dont know if it was his father, i dont know if it was the time. You didnt want to spend a lot of time talking about being in the hanoi hilton. He didnt want to talk too much about that. He just had a very quiet pride and a great humility and great sense of humor. A great determination. And great strength. You may have read all of the statements coming from former president s. But if thats any indication ive person that Wwas Boabove P statements from the clones, statements from barack obama as well as every george w. Bush all of these folks not necessarily in the history of his relationships with them were always good necessarily. Well, look the thing youve got to realize, this is something that is missing in todays politics. Being willing to stand up and take a principled position you know that was rational, something that made sense, it earns Great Respect. Even among people that dont agree with you. The abi
being willing to stand up and take a principled position you know that was rational, something that made sense, it earns great respect. even among people that don t agree with you. the ability to be able to stand at all which is what john did all the time, the ability to clart your own course, not on any sort of personal advantage when people can see, when they can see that you are truly a person of conviction and courage, it doesn t matter what party or politics you are because we re all au searching, all of us as human beings. we try to find meaning in life. and i think all these accolades to him were nothing more than everybody trying to say john, we may not have always agreed with you but we love you and we know what you stood for. you re and i spir ration not just to us but really to our young generation. that is exactly if you had to