Maxioms by Senator John Kerry
The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their mark on history by standing read more
The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their mark on history by standing with past profiles in courage, and defending not party, not partisanship, but defending principle and democracy itself.
Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who read more
Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who have deserted their troops, and there is no more serious crime in the law of war. The Army says they never leave their wounded. The Marines say they never leave even their dead. These men have left all the casualties and retreated behind a pious shield of public rectitude. They have left the real stuff of their reputation bleaching behind them in the sun in this country.
The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not given the truth; as I read more
The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not given the truth; as I said more than a year ago, knowing what we know now, I would not have gone to war in Iraq. And knowing now the full measure of the Bush Administration’s duplicity and incompetence, I doubt there are many members of Congress who would give them the authority they abused so badly. I know I would not.
The Administration’s willingness to consistently abandon the truth has done great damage. Americans are less willing to listen – less read more
The Administration’s willingness to consistently abandon the truth has done great damage. Americans are less willing to listen – less likely to trust or take anything that is said in Washington seriously.
The courage and bravery of our young men and women fighting overseas continues to inspire all of us, and indeed read more
The courage and bravery of our young men and women fighting overseas continues to inspire all of us, and indeed inspire the free world and those yearning for freedom.
