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We are not interested in a proxy war. Our objective is to change Russia's behavior.

John F. Kerry

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John F. Kerry
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: December 11
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I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service.
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You just don't in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped up pre-text.
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Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve.
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I get always a little uptight when I hear politicians say how exceptional America is.
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I'm motivated by my passion for our basic values, protecting our interests, and for protecting the future.
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I would rather be the candidate of the NAACP than the NRA.
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Unlike George Bush and his friends at the big oil companies, I'm going to work for a real energy policy for this country that decreases America's dependence on foreign oil and helps lower the costs to American families.
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I think the United States is still the indispensable force for positive change and for rule of law and for order and structure.
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So we can do a better job of homeland security. I can do a better job of waging a smarter, more effective war on terror and guarantee that we will go after the terrorists. I will hunt them down, and we'll kill them, we'll capture them. We'll do whatever is necessary to be safe.
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I just want to assure you that both President Bush and I have very firm alibis.
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You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there.
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I think that all of the cyber attacks that are taking place, but particularly this - the Russian one, had a profound impact on the American system, on our political process, on our - it invaded the space of our election. The releasing on a regular basis of one party's stolen emails had an impact, and I think that other things also had an impact.
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We should focus more on the things we've accomplished, but I mean, obviously Syria disturbs me greatly and I'm not happy with where Syria is.
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The race for the White House should be about leadership, and leadership requires that one help heal the wounds of Vietnam, not reopen them.
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When I was in Vietnam I learned a lot about the promises that soldiers make to each other. The Marines have a promise to never leave behind their dead. In this country, as citizen soldiers, we need to make the commitment to each other that we will never leave our veterans behind.
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And it is time for those who talk about family values to start valuing families.
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It's the [George Bush] president's fiscal policies that have driven up the biggest deficits in American history. He's added more debt to the debt of the United States in four years than all the way from George Washington to Ronald Reagan put together.
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No one is going to question my commitment to the defence of our nation. I don't know what it is these Republicans, who didn't serve in any war, have against those of us who are Democrats who did.
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