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Our purpose now is to reclaim democracy itself. We are here to affirm that when Americans stand up and speak their minds and say America can do better, that is not a challenge to patriotism it is the heart and soul of patriotism.

John F. Kerry

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John F. Kerry
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: December 11
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I am not a spokesperson for the church and the church is not a spokesperson for the United States of America.
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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 will never cede the authority of our country or our security to any other nation. I'll never give a veto over American security to any other entity - not a nation, not a country, not an institution.
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I'm proud of my medals. I always was proud of them.
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I’m sick and tired of these despicable Republican attacks that always seem to come from those who never can be found to serve in war, but love to attack those who did. I’m not going to be lectured by a stuffed suit White House mouthpiece standing behind a podium...
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So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real.
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What we do right now, today, matters.
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