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title: "I spent five and a half years in prison. The worst part was coming ho… — John McCain Quote #6 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "I spent five and a half years in prison. The worst part was coming home and finding out Green Acres had been cancelled. What the hell was I fighting … — a quote by John McCain."
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> # I spent five and a half years in prison. The worst part was coming home and finding out Green Acres had been cancelled. What the hell was I fighting for?

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## More from John McCain

1. > Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something greater than yourself, to a cause, to your pr…

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2. > I hate the gooks. I will hate them as long as I live.

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3. > War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality.

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