R.E. the book Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember by John McCain with Mark Salter. It is a book like Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy, also co-written and for younger readers, about people who battled THEIR OWN SIDE or PARTY as well as obstacle forces, which takes courage and character to do the right thing when all others oppose.
Peruse this list, and remember John McCain as a politician (which means "flawed" to me, all of 'em) consistently on board for all Americans. Rest in peace, America's ethical maverick.
Part One: Honor
HONESTY -- Thomas More
RESPECT -- Mohandas Gandhi
AUTHENTICITY -- Joan of Arc
LOYALTY -- Sir Ernest Shackleton
DIGNITY -- Viktor Frankl
Part Two: Purpose
IDEALISM -- Sojourner Truth
RIGHTEOUSNESS -- Roméo Dallaire
CITIZENSHIP -- Pat Tillman
DILIGENCE -- Winston Churchill
RESPONSIBILITY -- Lord Nelson and His Lieutenants
COOPERATION -- John Wooden
Part Three: Strength
COURAGE -- Edith Cavell
SELF-CONTROL -- George Washington
CONFIDENCE -- Elizabeth I
RESILIENCE -- Abraham Lincoln
INDUSTRY -- Eric Hoffer
HOPEFULNESS -- John Winthrop
Part Four: Understanding
FAITH -- Christian Guard at Hua Lo Prison
COMPASSION -- Maximillian Kolbe
MERCY -- Mother Antonia
TOLERANCE—The Four Chaplains
FORGIVENESS -- Nelson Mandela
GENEROSITY -- Oseola McCarty
Part Five: Judgment
FAIRNESS—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
HUMILITY -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
GRATITUDE -- Tecumseh
HUMOR -- Mark Twain
COURTESY -- Aung San Suu Kyi
Part Six: Creativity
ASPIRATION -- Ferdinand Magellan
DISCERNMENT -- Leonardo da Vinci
CURIOSITY -- Charles Darwin
ENTHUSIASM -- Theodore Roosevelt
EXCELLENCE -- Wilma Rudolph
Part Seven: Love
SELFLESSNESS AND CONTENTMENT -- Mother Teresa
