Values are not just words, values are what we live by. They're about the causes that we champion and the people we fight for.
John F. KerryThose localized efforts take a long time and they don't deal with the larger issue of ISIL and the question of what you're going to do to really have a solution here. We have to save Syria.
John F. KerryI'm a Catholic, raised a Catholic. I was an altar boy. Religion has been a huge part of my life. It helped lead me through a war, leads me today.
John F. KerryThere are issues of war and peace. And then, there are issues of life and death like this one that are no less morally compelling than war itself.
John F. KerrySunni are the majority of the [Syria], 60 to 65 percent. They've been ruled by [Bashar] Assad, who represents a minority Alawite element, which is about 12, 13 percent. And because of the choices Assad made, it's very difficult to see how you resolve this without buy-in from the Sunni world.
John F. Kerry