John Kerry actually said...

"from the military perspective on enlargement--we must maintain the rigorous standards already established to ensure that new members are providers of alliance security--not consumers of security."

"This hearing will come to order. Thank you all for joining us this morning."

"A peaceful Europe and a democratic trans-Atlantic community are among the valuable assets and accomplishments of modern civilization."

"NATO was created in response to the Soviet threat but not only for that purpose."