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We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists and science and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific facts.

John F. Kerry

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John F. Kerry
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: December 11
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Sunni are the majority of the [Syria], 60 to 65 percent. They've been ruled by [Bashar] Assad, who represents a minority Alawite element, which is about 12, 13 percent. And because of the choices Assad made, it's very difficult to see how you resolve this without buy-in from the Sunni world.
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America that has done more to support Israel than any other country cannot be true to our own values if we allow a viable two-state solution to be destroyed before our own eyes.
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It's one thing to be certain, but you can be certain and you can be wrong.
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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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Gender based violence anywhere is a threat to peace and security everywhere.
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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 use a drop of gas on your daily commute. This won't happen overnight, but I promise you, it is closer than you think.
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I supported Israel 100 percent as a senator for 28 years and I've supported it 100 percent as Secretary of State.
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It's hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation to prevent the government from writing and paying for the news.
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Just the fact that we can't pass budgets in our Congress, just the fact that we are gridlocked in our own democracy, the fact that everybody who travels can see that we're not investing in our airports, in our rail, in our infrastructure and so forth, people are noticing a United States that is not getting the job done in some ways.
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I think the world is safer without Iran with a nuclear weapon. The world has got the potential to be safer if we fully implement the Paris agreement.
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Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, others, knew how to lead. They knew how to ask the American people for the right things.
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We must retool our nation to prepare for the challenge we already face to maintain our position in the global economy. And this much is certain: America will not have national security without economic security.
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We're in a battle for our lives for things that really matter to us. There's a shell game going on like I've never seen before.
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I think George Mitchell is a consummate professional. He is the ideal selection to handle the job of special envoy if you choose to have a special envoy.
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That is what Americans do. We face a challenge - no matter how great - because we know that on the other side there is always hope.
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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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And if [Vladimir Putin] does fight ISIL alone, how does it work out for Russia to have sided with Assad, sided with Iran, sided with Hizballah, when they're trying to reach out to the rest of the Sunni world in the region? That's not a good equation for Russia.
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I believe America is safest and strongest when we are leading the world and we are leading strong alliances.
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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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I just want to assure you that both President Bush and I have very firm alibis.
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