constitution and trying to interpret acts taken pursuant thereto? that s an interesting question. i think we recognize we re all imperfect, first of all. all of us, as humans, are imperfect. that includes judges, and that includes legislators and all of us are imperfect. we recognize that in how we go about setting up our governments. if there were some perfect group of people, we d put all the power in that one body. but because we re imperfect, putting all the power in that one body would be, as senator klobuchar was saying, the definition of tyranny. the way we deal with the imperfection while also having a government, because we re imperfect, is dividing the power, separating the power. again, to my mind, that all reinforces why the framers, the genius, despite the flaws in the constitution, and there were flaws, the genius of separating the legislative, executive, and
does that affect you as a judge when trying to interpret the constitution and trying to interpret acts taken pursuant thereto. that s an interesting question, senator. i think we recognize that we re all imperfect. first of all, all of us as humans are imperfect, and that includes judges and that includes legislators, it includes all of us are imperfect. so we recognize that in how we go about setting up our government. if there were some perfect group of people, we d put all the power in that one body. but because we re imperfect, putting all the power in that one body would be, as senator klobuchar was saying, the definition of tyranny. so i think how we deal with the imperfection while also having a government is dividing the power, separating the power, and again to my mind that all reinforces why the framers, the genius, despite the flaws in the constitution, and there were flaws, the genius of separating
i m crying is because he was successful in spite of his failures. he taught me that honor and imperfection are always in competition. i do not cry for a perfect man. i cry for a man who had honor and always was willing to admit to his imperfection. if you re thinking about getting in politics, the one thing i would ask you to look at when it comes to the life of john mccain, that it s okay to tell people i screwed up. i got this wrong. i want to make it right. honor is in my view doing the right thing at your own expense. and he did that time and time and time again. he lived life to its fullest. he was often disappointed, but
saw is behind him, maybe. graham returned to the senate floor and stood next to the empty desk of john mccain. spoke for about 18 minutes about their bond, what mccain taught him, how deep his understanding of compromise is and how that must endure. and at one point, senator graham told his colleagues, if you want to help the country, be more like john mccain. he taught me that honor and imperfection are always in competition. i do not cry for a perfect man. i cry for a man who had honor and always was willing to admit to his imperfection. senator graham joins me live now. thank you so much for coming. i appreciate it. thank you. i was sitting in the senate chamber yesterday watching you deliver that speech, that tribute to john mccain. seeing you speak right next to
his remarks on the senate floor about his old friend john mccain brought tears to the eyes of many whoa heard them, not to mention his own. here is what he had to say. i learned that failure and success are the different sides of the same coin. that john told me i have become better from my favors because it teaches us, and i ve been tempted by my success. and without my failures, i never would have been successful. so to those who are striving as a young person, remember john mccain. he failed a lot but he never quit. and the reason we re talking about him today and the reason i m crying is because he was successful in spite of his failures. he taught me that honor and imperfection are always in competition. i do not cry for a perfect man. i cry for a man who had honor