[Bashar] Assad has made a series of choices ever since then that is literally destroying his country. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
You just don't invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests! — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
America has an ability to try to make some things happen that other countries don't necessarily have. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
It's very hard to get other countries to give up their weapons when you're busy developing a new one. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I defended this country as a young man, and I will defend it as president. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
America that has done more to support Israel than any other country cannot be true to our own values if we allow… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Patriots don't go to Russia. They don't seek asylum in Cuba. They don't seek asylum in Venezuela. They fight their cause here.… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
There's an agreement that Syria should be a unified country, united; that it needs to be secular; that ISIL needs to be… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
There is a much cheaper way, less complicated way to bring Iraq and Saddam Hussein to its knees: it is simply to… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Violence has to end. And Israelis have a bright to defend themselves against any violence that is attacking innocent people with a… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
When I was in Vietnam I learned a lot about the promises that soldiers make to each other. The Marines have a… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
The fact is that you literally, by definition, cannot have a Jewish state and a democratic state and have a whole bunch… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Each and every child in this country is valuable because they are our future as a society. We cannot afford to lose… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
We need to put our faith and trust in the people on the frontlines -- and back it up with real resources.… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I met with many of - a number of [Syrian] refugees in Berlin the other day, and I was struck by how… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Confronting climate change is, in the long run, one of the greatest challenges that we face, and you can see this duty… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
People talk about [Bashar] Assad running Syria. He doesn't control his own country. He's down to about 20, 25 percent of the… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I do think that it's really important for leaders of countries to be very clear and careful in the statements they make… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
The fact is that in too many parts of our country, we still have discrimination. And affirmative action is not just something… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
We do not need to divide America over who served and how. I have personally always believed that many served in many… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
My definition of patriotism is to defend your country with the truth, no matter the consequences. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Great challenges confront our great nation. We seek to meet them by rising to the task, not by defining our country down. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I know that our country is strongest when we lead the world, when we lead strong alliances. And that's the way Eisenhower… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I will never cede the authority of our country or our security to any other nation. I'll never give a veto over… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Three-quarters of [Bashar Assad] country is displaced. It's in Jordan, it's in Lebanon, it's in Turkey, and in the desert. The threat… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
We deserve a president of the United States who will write laws for all Americans, not for campaign contributors. And I intend… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
When the nations of the world look upon the United States, they see a country which has achieved what they would all… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I am sympathetic to developing countries’ concerns: because of our emissions it’s their crops that will disappear; because of our inaction, it’s… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
It's not enough for one country or even a few countries to reduce emissions when other countries continue to fill the atmosphere… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
It's likely that people will say we're all interested in destroying - ISIL is a threat to everybody. There isn't one country… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Confronting climate change is, in the long run, one of the greatest challenges that we face, and you can see this duty… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Glossed over the disastrous war and its multibillion-dollar price tag and implied again that our presence in Iraq is somehow improving the… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
And here and now we must insist again that fidelity, honor, and love of country demand untrammeled debate and open dissent. At… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
The best way to begin genuine bipartisanship to make America stronger is to work together on the real crises facing our country,… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I am sympathetic to developing countries’ concerns: because of our emissions it’s their crops that will disappear; because of our inaction, it’s their fields… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
The fact is that in too many parts of our country, we still have discrimination. And affirmative action is not just something that applies… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
People talk about [Bashar] Assad running Syria. He doesn't control his own country. He's down to about 20, 25 percent of the country. What… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I'm an internationalist. I'd like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
There's an agreement that Syria should be a unified country, united; that it needs to be secular; that ISIL needs to be taken on;… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
It's very hard to get other countries to give up their weapons when you're busy developing a new one. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
There is no bigger judgment for a president of the United States than how you take a nation to war. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I have confidence in my campaign. I have assembled a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush, and any rumors to… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
In a few years, you should be able to plug your American-made plug-in hybrid into the outlet in your garage, so that you never… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Unlike Washington, which is stuck in ideological gridlock, Americans feel the impact of climate change in their own hometowns and they know something must… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
America must always be the world's paramount military power, but we can magnify our power through alliances. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
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