John F. Kerry

The Russians need to understand that you cannot have peace [in Syria] unless you resolve the question of Sunni buy-in.

— John F. Kerry

You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there.

— John F. Kerry

At every step of the way, George W. Bush has put the narrow interests of the few ahead of the interests of…

— John F. Kerry

I'm for ethanol, and I think it's a very important partial ingredient of the overall mix of alternative and renewable fuels we…

— John F. Kerry

If the choice is one-state, Israel can either be Jewish or Democratic. It cannot be both.

— John F. Kerry

We were sent to Vietnam to kill Communism. But we found instead that we were killing women and children.

— John F. Kerry

We cannot fight communism all over the world, and I think we should have learned that lesson by now.

— John F. Kerry

America is the most powerful economy in the world. We're an $18-trillion-dollar economy.

— John F. Kerry

We have an electorate that doesn't always pay that much attention to what's going on so people are influenced by a simple…

— John F. Kerry

I heard Katty Kay's name and I know Katty Kay said we didn't have a plan. Well, there is a plan, and…

— John F. Kerry

America has everything most countries envy. A Constitution which is the treasure of mankind, a strong military, natural resources of every kind.…

— John F. Kerry

Those who doubted whether Iraq or the world would be better off without Saddam Hussein, and those who believe today that we…

— John F. Kerry

If the threat is jihadism - and it is - and the threat is the destruction of Syria so that all of…

— John F. Kerry

Unlike George Bush and his friends at the big oil companies, I'm going to work for a real energy policy for this…

— John F. Kerry

I can't take my Catholic belief, my article of faith, and legislate it on a Protestant or a Jew or an Atheist.…

— John F. Kerry

The most powerful Vietnam movie, to me, was 'The Deer Hunter,' which was more about what happened to the folks who went…

— John F. Kerry

If Russia is there [in Syria] alone fighting them [ISIL], guess what? Russia becomes the target and Russia starts seeing - who…

— John F. Kerry

I mean, all of these things that [Bashar Assad] has done, there's no way even if President Obama wanted to just play…

— John F. Kerry

It is the duty of any president, in the final analysis, to defend this nation and dispel the security threat. Saddam Hussein…

— John F. Kerry

You might not see climate change as an immediate threat to your job, your community, or your families," Kerry said. "But let…

— John F. Kerry

If [Bashar] Assad himself could save this whole process by saying, "I will engage in a managed transition where we all work…

— John F. Kerry

We need a leader who has a sense of balance, an understanding of the ebb and flow of history and a sense…

— John F. Kerry

Thank you very much for contacting me to express your support for the actions of President Bush in response to the Iraqi…

— John F. Kerry

We achieved a deal with the Russians that didn't wind up in two days of strikes that would have sent a, quote,…

— John F. Kerry

A fundamental premise of politics is we can make this work if people just never figure it out.

— John F. Kerry

Governor Dean has no policy on Iraq evidently, except 'no.' 'No' is not a policy.

— John F. Kerry

I think that our own crisis of democracy is in its own way affecting our ability to leverage in the same way…

— John F. Kerry

I'm a Catholic, raised a Catholic. I was an altar boy. Religion has been a huge part of my life. It helped…

— John F. Kerry

The big hang-up was George Bush wanted to get life lines, you know, so he could call somebody.

— John F. Kerry

It's hard to say that something is legitimate when a whole portion of the country can't vote and doesn't vote.

— John F. Kerry

You don't value families if you force them to take up a collection to buy body armor for a son or daughter…

— John F. Kerry

If you want to be a Jewish state and you want to remain a democracy, you have to have a two-state solution.

— John F. Kerry

I'm glad the President finally found an economic development program. I'm just sad that it's only in Baghdad.

— John F. Kerry

America must always be the world's paramount military power, but we can magnify our power through alliances.

— John F. Kerry

Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order…

— John F. Kerry

The Ukrainian people should not be coerced. Make no mistake: the US stands together with the Ukrainians aspiring for democracy.

— John F. Kerry

I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not…

— John F. Kerry

You just don't in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped up pre-text,

— John F. Kerry

I defended this country as a young man, and I will defend it as president.

— John F. Kerry

We need to talk to all the players in the Middle East, not because we agree with them, but because they play…

— John F. Kerry