John Kerry actually said...

"The U.S. Government will continue programs that promote the realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms such as freedoms of peaceful expression, association, and assembly in Cuba."

"I believe with all my heart that the President chose the right course."

"The promotion of universal human rights and the empowerment of all Cubans must be the bedrock of our policy toward Cuba."

"It is our determination that this kind of environment would be the most propitious to support the only legitimate agent of peaceful and enduring political change in Cuba: the Cuban people."