Constitution Quote by John F. Kerry

“America has everything most countries envy. A Constitution which is the treasure of mankind, a strong military, natural resources of every kind. Above all, as Tocqueville said, a good people, which is what makes us great.”

John F. Kerry

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There is no bigger judgment for a president of the United States than how you take a nation to war.

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