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I know something about killing. I don't like killing. And I don't think a state honors life by turning around and sanctioning killing.

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John F. Kerry
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: December 11
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My dad was a member of the Greatest Generation that achieved victory in World War II. This was the generation that saved the world from fascism, came home and built the great American middle class, led the way in the civil rights movement, protected our environment, and created great programs like Medicare.
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You don't value families if you force them to take up a collection to buy body armor for a son or daughter in the service.
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We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists and science and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific facts.
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The problems of health care can be solved if we stop giving tax cuts to those who have the most, and start making health care affordable for those working harder and harder for too little.
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I get always a little uptight when I hear politicians say how exceptional America is.
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We need to talk to all the players in the Middle East, not because we agree with them, but because they play a role.
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