We cannot fight communism all over the world, and I think we should have learned that lesson by now. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
A fundamental premise of politics is we can make this work if people just never figure it out. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I am committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct for government officials. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I get always a little uptight when I hear politicians say how exceptional America is. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I can tell you, Massachusetts, fastest growing sector of our economy is clean energy and energy efficiency companies. And they're growing faster… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Terrorist organizations with specific political agendas may be encouraged and emboldened by Yasser Arafat's transformation from outlaw to statesman. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
It's pretty standard fare in political discourse. You misconstrue what somebody said. You isolate a statement, you lend your interpretation to it… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
It's hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation to prevent the government from writing and… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
In American elections there are no losers, because whether or not our candidates win or lose, the next morning we wake up… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
An old American patriot described today's situation very well. As America fought for its independence, Benjamin Franklin said, "we must all hang… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
If the threat is jihadism - and it is - and the threat is the destruction of Syria so that all of… — 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
Young people have so much more power than they tend to think to be able to affect politics. And if people will… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
We don't differ with the government on the demands [on Iran], but we totally reject how Bibi is handling it. Bibi sacrificed… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I think that for many of us, the years of the Civil Rights movements - Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy running for president in 1968 to end the war and so forth - these were defining moment in terms of trying to hold government accountable and have a level of responsibility and truth-telling. — John F. Kerry Copy Share
In case after case, President Bush's actions have made American women less safe and less secure -- on the job and on… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
We are being Americans when we hold our government to account. We are being false to our troops when we send them… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
If [Bashar] Assad himself could save this whole process by saying, "I will engage in a managed transition where we all work together to stabilize the government, save the institutions of government, and turn on ISIL and preserve Syria." That could happen. It all depends on one man, and Russia and Iran should not be so stubborn here that they… — John F. Kerry Copy Share
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
![“We don't differ with the government on the demands [on Iran], but we totally reject how Bibi is handling it. Bibi sacrificed good relations with the U.S. to keep the status quo on the Palestinians. He poked the [Obama] Administration in the eye on settlements just to appease right-wingers” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/37b/john-f-kerry-996_administration_we-don-t-differ-with-the-government-on-t_2509020.jpg)
![“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 is this fiction that he is somehow the only person who can save Syria? There's - with Assad there, there is no Syria. So that's what the Iranians and the…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f3d/john-f-kerry-996_assad_people-talk-about-bashar-assad-running-s_24339.jpg)
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