Political Quotes

John F. Kerry

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John F. Kerry is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017 under President Barack Obama. A member of the Democratic Party, Kerry previously represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate from 1985 to 2013. He was the Democratic nominee for President in 2004, losing to incumbent George W. Bush. Throughout his career, Kerry has focused on issues such as climate change, international relations, and veterans' affairs. He played a significant role in negotiating the Paris Agreement on climate change during his tenure as Secretary of State.

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Sep 22, 2005

This is the most important part of this hearing, as far as I am concerned, so I apologize for not being able to listen to each of you.

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Sep 22, 2005

We will do everything in our power to help you, and I think your last comment is very important.

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Sep 22, 2005

I apologize very much for being late. I expected to be on time, but I was meeting with some of the families, military families of kids who were in Iraq

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Sep 22, 2005

I really appreciate the coordinated nonpartisan and bipartisan efforts that we have been making in this Committee

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Jan 18, 2005

I don't want to have you in a circumstance where you're writing something, years later, about the fog of war.

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Jan 18, 2005

What we've done in Iraq is what bin Laden could not have hoped for in his wildest dreams.

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Jan 18, 2005

The success of freedom in Afghanistan and Iraq will give strength and hope to reformists throughout the region.

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Jan 18, 2005

Time and again, this administration has tried to leave the American people with the impression that Iraq has well over 100,000 fully trained, fully competent military police and personnel. And that is simply not true.

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Jan 18, 2005

We need to get back to building this bipartisanship in foreign policy. It is critical.

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Jan 18, 2005

And the establishment of a Palestinian democracy will help to bring an end to the conflict in the Holy Land.

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