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How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?

John F. Kerry

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John F. Kerry
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: December 11
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It appears that with the deadline for exile come and gone, Saddam Hussein has chosen to make military force the ultimate weapons inspections enforcement mechanism. If so, the only exit strategy is victory, this is our common mission and the world's cause.
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I think the question of abortion is one that should be left for the states to decide.
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So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real.
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If you think I would have gone to war the way George Bush did, don't vote for me.
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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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And it is time for those who talk about family values to start valuing families.
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There are issues of war and peace. And then, there are issues of life and death like this one that are no less morally compelling than war itself.
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I had a chance to talk with President [Vladimir] Putin and he clearly said to me very directly, I will think about that. I will think about this challenge of how we win. Look, this is not easy for Putin. Everybody says, Oh, Putin's made a big move. Well, Putin is [in Syria] now and if he wants to fight ISIL alone, that's a challenge, folks
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America is the most powerful economy in the world. We're an $18-trillion-dollar economy.
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Palestinians need to stop the incitement. They need to stop that kind of activity. But at the same time, there is a need to see the broader conflict here and understand that there has to be some kind of ultimately negotiated political track that's going to resolve the difference between Palestinians and Israelis.
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A fundamental premise of politics is we can make this work if people just never figure it out.
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I do think that it's really important for leaders of countries to be very clear and careful in the statements they make because their words are weighed extremely carefully by other countries, and you have to create a continuity of seriousness and of credibility in order to be able to be taken seriously and get things done.
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I will never conduct a war or start a war because we want to the United States of America should only go to war because we have to. And if you live by that guidance, you'll never have veterans throwing away their medals or standing up in protest.
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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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The oceans themselves are threatened and life itself, therefore, and the planet is threatened because of it.
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It's hard to say that something is legitimate when a whole portion of the country can't vote and doesn't vote.
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You just don't invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests!
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I'm glad the President finally found an economic development program. I'm just sad that it's only in Baghdad.
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We have to recognize that there is a strong, fresh wind blowing, powered by these new information technologies. It will be increasingly difficult for dictators to impose their will through sheer brutality.
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Gender based violence anywhere is a threat to peace and security everywhere.
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