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Fred Hiatt: McCain is the tireless voice for democracy the world needs

Related Topics: John McCain, Democracy

“The easy part is the revolution,” McCain said. “The hard part is democracy.”

In this video frame grab image from U.S. Senate Television, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., displays a photo of the body of a three year-old Syrian refugee as he urged stronger leadership from President Barack Obama on Syria, on the Senate floor, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 at the Capitol in Washington. McCain stood next to an enlarged, close-up photo of Aylan Kurdi, who drowned on a voyage with his family. He said the photo has "opened the worlds eye to this devastating crisis." (US Senate Television via AP)

Many otherwise hard-boiled political reporters still fondly recall their moments with Sen.