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title: "3 Exceptional Quotes By John F. Kerry"
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> [President Obama has made it his mission that we welcome our troops home with care and concern and the respect they deserve.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/president-obama-has-made-it-his-mission-that-we-welcome-our-troops/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

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> [I get always a little uptight when I hear politicians say how exceptional America is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/i-get-always-a-little-uptight-when-i-hear-politicians-say-how/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

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> [Mitt Romney says he believes in America and that he will restore American exceptionalism. I have news for him, we already have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/mitt-romney-says-he-believes-in-america-and-that-he-will-restore/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

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## Other authors on Exceptional

## More by John F. Kerry

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/i-am-sympathetic-to-developing-countries-concerns-because-of-our/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [The fact is that in too many parts of our country, we still have discrimination. And affirmative action is not just something that applies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/the-fact-is-that-in-too-many-parts-of-our-country-we-still-have/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/people-talk-about-bashar-assad-running-syria-he-doesn-t-control-his/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [I'm an internationalist. I'd like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/i-m-an-internationalist-i-d-like-to-see-our-troops-dispersed-through/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [ You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as \[Bashar\] Assad is, in fact, there. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/you-cannot-bring-peace-in-syria-as-long-as-bashar-assad-is-in-fact/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [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;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/there-s-an-agreement-that-syria-should-be-a-unified-country-united/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [It's very hard to get other countries to give up their weapons when you're busy developing a new one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/it-s-very-hard-to-get-other-countries-to-give-up-their-weapons-when/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [There is no bigger judgment for a president of the United States than how you take a nation to war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/there-is-no-bigger-judgment-for-a-president-of-the-united-states-than/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [I have confidence in my campaign. I have assembled a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush, and any rumors to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/i-have-confidence-in-my-campaign-i-have-assembled-a-great-team-that/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/in-a-few-years-you-should-be-able-to-plug-your-american-made-plug-in/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [Unlike Washington, which is stuck in ideological gridlock, Americans feel the impact of climate change in their own hometowns and they know something must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/unlike-washington-which-is-stuck-in-ideological-gridlock-americans/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [America must always be the world's paramount military power, but we can magnify our power through alliances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/america-must-always-be-the-world-s-paramount-military-power-but-we/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists and science and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific facts,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/we-should-not-allow-a-tiny-minority-of-shoddy-scientists-and-science/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [Jesus did not help just the sick who could afford to pay for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/jesus-did-not-help-just-the-sick-who-could-afford-to-pay-for-it/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [War should be not a war of choice; it should be a war of necessity. And it should be a last resort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/war-should-be-not-a-war-of-choice-it-should-be-a-war-of-necessity-and/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

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