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> [Then I heard this young veteran on TV speaking about the war. It was John Kerry. He put everything I was feeling into words. Tonight, I'd like to let you know, that even before I met John Kerry, he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-cleland/then-i-heard-this-young-veteran-on-tv-speaking-about-the-war-it-was/)

[Max Cleland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-cleland/)

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## More by Max Cleland

> [I'm not going to be part of looking at information only partially. I'm not going to be part of just coming to quick conclusions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-cleland/i-m-not-going-to-be-part-of-looking-at-information-only-partially-i-m/)

[Max Cleland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-cleland/)

> [Being a soldier, fighting for this country, is neither Republican nor Democrat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-cleland/being-a-soldier-fighting-for-this-country-is-neither-republican-nor/)

[Max Cleland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-cleland/)

> [“Nem mindig hittem hogy erő fakadhat egy összetört szívből, vagy az isteni ösvény meglátható a tragédiában. De most már hiszem.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-cleland/nem-mindig-hittem-hogy-er-fakadhat-egy-sszet-rt-sz-vb-l-vagy-az/)

[Max Cleland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-cleland/)

> [I volunteered 35 years ago to go to Vietnam and the guy I was running against got out of going to Vietnam with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-cleland/i-volunteered-35-years-ago-to-go-to-vietnam-and-the-guy-i-was-running/)

[Max Cleland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-cleland/)

> [Someone once said, 'Adversity introduces a man to himself.' For some reason, that's scary, but most people discover that adversity does make them stronger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-cleland/someone-once-said-adversity-introduces-a-man-to-himself-for-some/)

[Max Cleland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-cleland/)

> [The commission had to subpoena the F.A.A. for documents, had to subpoena NORAD for documents and they will never get the full story. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-cleland/the-commission-had-to-subpoena-the-f-a-a-for-documents-had-to/)

[Max Cleland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-cleland/)

> [Our mission is to go after Al Qaeda, not the Taliban. Right now, they are in Pakistan, not Afghanistan. We should go after them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-cleland/our-mission-is-to-go-after-al-qaeda-not-the-taliban-right-now-they/)

[Max Cleland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-cleland/)

> [John Kerry's service did not end in Vietnam. It began there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-cleland/john-kerry-s-service-did-not-end-in-vietnam-it-began-there/)

[Max Cleland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-cleland/)

> [We are running out of time. We need a strategy to win in Iraq or an exit strategy to leave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-cleland/we-are-running-out-of-time-we-need-a-strategy-to-win-in-iraq-or-an/)

[Max Cleland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-cleland/)

> [Within the soul of each Vietnam veteran there is probably something that says "Bad war, good soldier." Only now are Americans beginning to separate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-cleland/within-the-soul-of-each-vietnam-veteran-there-is-probably-something/)

[Max Cleland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-cleland/)

> [Then I heard this young veteran on TV speaking about the war. It was John Kerry. He put everything I was feeling into words.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-cleland/then-i-heard-this-young-veteran-on-tv-speaking-about-the-war-it-was/)

[Max Cleland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-cleland/)

> [The Bible tells me that no greater love has a man than to lay down his life for his friends. John Kerry's fellow crewmates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-cleland/the-bible-tells-me-that-no-greater-love-has-a-man-than-to-lay-down/)

[Max Cleland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-cleland/)

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