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I get always a little uptight when I hear politicians say how exceptional America is.

John F. Kerry

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John F. Kerry
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: December 11
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I know that our country is strongest when we lead the world, when we lead strong alliances. And that's the way Eisenhower and Reagan and Kennedy and others did it.
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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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