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As a public person, I've always tried to reflect what is embodied in our defining ideals as a nation about equality and fairness and justice and so forth.

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John F. Kerry
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: December 11
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You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there.
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America is the one that has led the effort to strengthen NATO and strengthen the front-line states against Russia's pressures.
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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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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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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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I saw how different life was on different sides of the same city. I saw the fear in the eyes of people who were not free. I saw the gratitude of people toward the United States for all that we had done. I felt goosebumps as I got off a military train and heard the Army band strike up 'Stars and Stripes Forever.'
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There should be a Transatlantic renaissance between the US and Europe based on shared prosperity, security, and values.
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Think about this: terrorism, epidemics, poverty, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction-all challenges that know no borders-the reality is that climate change ranks right up there with every single one of them.
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America is the one that leads the effort to make sure the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea is protected.
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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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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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Our military is overextended. Nine out of 10 active-duty Army divisions are either in Iraq, going to Iraq or have come back from Iraq. One way or the other, they're wrapped up in it.
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What we Americans need to do is respect that incredible blessing that we have as a nation and make sure that we are leading in the best ways possible.
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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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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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I'm proud of my medals. I always was proud of them.
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I actually did vote for the $87 billion, before I voted against it.
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I think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein. And when the president made the decision, I supported him, and I support the fact that we did disarm him.
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President Clinton was often known as the first black president. I wouldn't be upset if I could earn the right to be the second.
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