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.

Quotes by year · 20012005111 total · peak 2003 (36)
2001: 12 quotes2002: 30 quotes2003: 36 quotes2005: 33 quotes
Jan 18, 2005

I am troubled by the damage done to our image around the world; I am concerned by our loss of focus in fighting terrorism.

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Jan 18, 2005

I will continue to oppose every bad policy, to question every baseless assertion, and to advocate for a wiser course that will make our country more secure.

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Jan 18, 2005

Iraq has replaced Afghanistan as the training ground for the next generation of professionalized terrorists.

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Jan 18, 2005

if, in fact, the Lord Almighty came down and said, 'Look, we guarantee we can monitor whether they're keeping the commitment--no nukes, no missiles'--would we make a deal with them?

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Jan 18, 2005

Now we have reached a moment of opportunity, and we must seize it.

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Jan 18, 2005

And America stands with oppressed people on every continent--in Cuba and Burma and North Korea and Iran and Belarus and Zimbabwe.

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Jan 18, 2005

It's about candor. It's about telling the full story.

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Jan 18, 2005

I'm also concerned by the fact that we've never fully funded, it appears to me, the Nunn-Lugar program.

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Jan 18, 2005

I was deeply troubled by the unwillingness of Dr. Rice, just very candidly and simply to answer the question about torture.

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Oct 1, 2003

the burden of proof is way over on this side that we have a problem, this planet has a fever, and it is time to be taking action.

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Oct 1, 2003

politics is now, and politics is local

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Oct 1, 2003

The Administration has officially opposed any provisions in the energy bill that would address climate change.

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