I would rather be the candidate of the NAACP than the NRA. John F. Kerry More Quotes by John F. Kerry More Quotes From John F. Kerry The Ukrainian people should not be coerced. Make no mistake: the US stands together with the Ukrainians aspiring for democracy. John F. Kerry democracy mistake people What remains unchanged is the principle, which is that we do not launch wars without overwelming reasons, and overwhelming alliances, and without overwhelming force. John F. Kerry overwhelming reason war The race for the White House should be about leadership, and leadership requires that one help heal the wounds of Vietnam, not reopen them. John F. Kerry race white house No one is going to question my commitment to the defence of our nation. I don't know what it is these Republicans, who didn't serve in any war, have against those of us who are Democrats who did. John F. Kerry republican war commitment I've met foreign leaders who can't go out and say this publicly, but boy, they look at you and say, you've got to win this, you've got to beat this guy, we need a new policy, things like that. John F. Kerry leader winning boys When President Bush sees America, he sees only a military superpower. I see a moral and idealistic beacon. Mr. Bush may talk about democracy all he wants, but it is not democracy to wilfully disdain and heap scorn on world opinion. We do not command moral leadership by starting pre-emptive wars. John F. Kerry military president war I'm not insensitive to the jobs. I'm desperately concerned about those jobs. But you don't fix them by pandering to people and telling them you're going to shut the door. You have to grow jobs. John F. Kerry doors jobs people I'm for ethanol, and I think it's a very important partial ingredient of the overall mix of alternative and renewable fuels we ought to commit to. John F. Kerry alternatives important thinking I'm an internationalist. I'd like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations. John F. Kerry united-nations troops world We do have to take the long-term view. And long term, the question to ask ourselves is whether America should attack others pre-emptively, whether she should embroil herself in wars far away from our soil, and try to bring democracy by force to the rest of the world. John F. Kerry democracy war long I will never conduct a war or start a war because we want to; the United States of America should only go to war because we have to. And if you live by that guidance, you'll never have veterans throwing away their medals or standing up in protest. John F. Kerry want war america I voted to threaten the use of force to make Saddam Hussein comply with the resolutions of the United Nations. John F. Kerry resolution hussein use I think there has been an exaggeration [of the terrorist threat]. John F. Kerry terrorist threat thinking There should be a Transatlantic renaissance between the US and Europe based on shared prosperity, security, and values. John F. Kerry renaissance prosperity europe Assassination, kidnappings and suicide attacks have become too much the standard operating procedure in the Islamic world. So much so that the name of Islam itself has been diminished in the eyes of many people. It is the responsibility of all of us, and particularly those in the Islamic world who care about their religion, to rescue it from its increased association with violence. John F. Kerry islamic eye suicide When I was in Vietnam I learned a lot about the promises that soldiers make to each other. The Marines have a promise to never leave behind their dead. In this country, as citizen soldiers, we need to make the commitment to each other that we will never leave our veterans behind. John F. Kerry marine country commitment The best way to begin genuine bipartisanship to make America stronger is to work together on the real crises facing our country, not to manufacture an artificial crisis to serve a special interest agenda out of touch with the needs of Americans. John F. Kerry real country america Iraq may not be the war on terror itself, but it is critical to the outcome of the war on terror, and therefore any advance in Iraq is an advance forward in that. John F. Kerry iraq may war I want to start by saying something nice about President Bush. Of all the presidents we've had with the last name of Bush, his economic plan ranks in the top two. John F. Kerry nice names two I figured out Karl Rove's political strategy -- make gas so expensive, no Democrats can afford to go to the polls. John F. Kerry strategy political funny
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