John Kerry

In order for me to support a comprehensive agreement, restraints must be put in place to assure us that Iran cannot continue down the path of a nuclear weapon.

I can assure you that Congress will act immediately to ratchet up the pressure with the first sign of cheating or backtracking by Iran.

I don't think it is asking too much of Iran to say that at least while we are talking, you stop enriching.

I certainly have doubt that he was motivated by himself.

To this day, I have serious doubts that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.

I think he was inspired somewhere by something and I don't know what or any.

I certainly have doubts he was motivated by himself.

To this day I have serious doubts that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.

Progress along a more democratic transition can contribute to greater stability and calm, and thereby to economic growth and badly needed new foreign and domestic investment.

The minds of these young men and women are poisoned by terrorists who brainwashed them into committing unspeakable atrocities.

Sarin was used, sarin killed. The world can decide whether it was used by the regime which has used chemical weapons before, the regime which had the rockets and the weapons, or whether the opposition secretly went unnoticed into territory…

It has to be real. It has to be comprehensive. It has to be verifiable. It has to be credible. It has to be timely and implemented in a timely fashion. And finally, there ought to be consequences if it doesn't take place.

If the president of Russia chooses yet again to ignore it, that's his choice.

I've personally called the foreign minister of Syria and I said, if as you say your nation has nothing to hide, then let the United Nations in immediately and give the inspectors the unfettered access.

The Western Hemisphere is our backyard. It is of vital importance to us. Too often many countries in the Western Hemisphere feel that the United States does not--does not give them enough attention. And sometimes this is probably true. We…

It is important for us to think about this from his perspective.

This strike is calculated to tell him don't use those weapons and to reduce his capacity to do so sufficiently.

Although it was stated, the President some years ago stated that he would like to see Assad go.

We are very, very concerned that with respect to our current efforts to deal with Iran...

There will be no boots on the ground in this operation.

The President didn't create this red line. This is a red line that a Republican or Democrat President would--or should enforce.

The instability that will be bred by the unwillingness of the United States to stand up against this will have repercussions as to who some people choose to support in this fight in Syria

If the United States of America cannot stand up and make real what we have said with respect to the prohibition on the use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians, that we then open Pandora's box for its use not only by Assad in the…

Look, do you want to play politics here or do you want to get a policy in place?

If Assad can gas his people with impunity, you will never get to Geneva, you will never have a negotiation