I can't take my Catholic belief, my article of faith, and legislate it on a Protestant or a Jew or an Atheist. We have separation of church and state in the United States of America.
John F. KerryWe don't need a president who just says, "Gentlemen, start your engines." We need a president who says, America, let's start our economy and put people back to work.
John F. KerryI think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein. And when the president made the decision, I supported him, and I support the fact that we did disarm him.
John F. KerryIsrael gets more than half of all the military purchasing assistance that America gives to all the nations in the world.
John F. KerryIf Russia is there [in Syria] alone fighting them [ISIL], guess what? Russia becomes the target and Russia starts seeing - who knows - MANPADs will find their way in there, airplanes will fall out of the sky. They will become vilified. They'll become the new magnet, together with Assad, for the jihadis.
John F. Kerry