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
America must always be the world's paramount military power, but we can magnify our power through alliances. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Israel gets more than half of all the military purchasing assistance that America gives to all the nations in the world. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Let me just say you could end this violence within a very short period of time, have a complete ceasefire - which… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
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
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
Nobody's interests are served by what's happening in Syria today. It's a catastrophe. It's the worst human catastrophe since World War II.… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
When President Bush sees America, he sees only a military superpower. I see a moral and idealistic beacon. Mr. Bush may talk… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I came into public life during the 1960s when a whole bunch of us believed in our ability to change the world.… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I think the world is safer without Iran with a nuclear weapon. The world has got the potential to be safer if… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
We are all proud of is World War II where we went in, we were decisive, we came to the conclusion that… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Martin Luther King challenged the conscience of my generation, and his words and his legacy continue to move generations to action today… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Today, if you're an American business, you actually get a benefit for going overseas. You get to defer your taxes. So if… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I believe America is safest and strongest when we are leading the world and we are leading strong alliances. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
My dad was a member of the Greatest Generation that achieved victory in World War II. This was the generation that saved… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
It appears that with the deadline for exile come and gone, Saddam Hussein has chosen to make military force the ultimate weapons… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Assassination, kidnappings and suicide attacks have become too much the standard operating procedure in the Islamic world. So much so that the… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
America is the most powerful economy in the world. We're an $18-trillion-dollar economy. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
The threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but as I said, it is not new. It has… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Sunni are the majority of the [Syria], 60 to 65 percent. They've been ruled by [Bashar] Assad, who represents a minority Alawite… — 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
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