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John Kerry is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 68th United States Secretary of State. Widely recognized for his work on international relations and climate change, he has been a prominent figure in U.S. politics for decades. He continues to contribute to global diplomacy and environmental initiatives. Here are 54 of his quotes:

We're here to talk about education. But I want to say something before that....You know, education, if you make the most of it and you study hard and you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq.

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I actually did vote for the $87 billion, before I voted against it.

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When we walk away from global warming, Kyoto, when we are irresponsibly slow in moving toward AIDS in Africa, when we don't advance and live up to our own rhetoric and standards, we set a terrible message of duplicity and hypocrisy.

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I believe America's best days are ahead of us because I believe that the future belongs to freedom, not to fear.

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I'm glad the President finally found an economic development program. I'm just sad that it's only in Baghdad.

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We must uphold the promise of Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, and Clinton and never allow the President and his Republican friends to threaten Social Security by putting it on the Wall Street trading block.

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American can do better, and help is on the way.

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At every step of the way, George W. Bush has put the narrow interests of the few ahead of the interests of most Americans.

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I defended this country as a young man, and I will defend it as president.

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Who among us doesn't like NASCAR?" What Kerry actually said at a campaign rally in Milwaukee was: "There isn't one of us here who doesn't like NASCAR and who isn't a fan.

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KERRY: I have had conversations with leaders. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Recently? KERRY: Yes, recently. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How recent? KERRY: That‘s not your business. It‘s mine. Are you a Democrat, a Republican? What are you? Are you a registered Republican? (CROSSTALK) KERRY: Are you a Republican? You answer the question. Did you vote for George Bush? Did you vote for George Bush? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I voted for George Bush and I... KERRY: Thank you. (UNIDENTIFIED MALE sits while booed by crowd)

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They kill people because of who they are and they kill people because of what they believe. And it's indiscriminate. They kill Shia. They kill Yezidis. They kill Christians. They kill Druze. They kill Ismaili. They kill anybody who isn't them and doesn't pledge to be that.

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This Friday was absolutely indiscriminate. It wasn't to aggrieve one particular sense of wrong. It was to terrorize people. It was to attack everything that we do stand for.

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We have been at war with these guys since last year. President Obama said that very clearly. And every single country - not just in the region, but around the world - is opposed to what they are doing to the norms of human behavior and the standards by which we try to live.

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It has nothing to do with Islam; it has everything to do with criminality, with terror, with abuse, with psychopathism.

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Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country.

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I think George Mitchell is a consummate professional. He is the ideal selection to handle the job of special envoy if you choose to have a special envoy.

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The consequences of a crime should not be out of proportion to the crime itself.

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It took President Obama to make America lead like America again.

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Mitt Romney says he believes in America and that he will restore American exceptionalism. I have news for him, we already have an exceptional American as president and we believe in Barack Obama.

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I know there are a lot of musicians and a lot of artists, and there are a lot of writers and other people who inspire young people, but I'd like to see somebody in political life be able to connect and make these choices that we need to make in Washington real in terms of people's lives.

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Real Democrats don't abandon the middle class.

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