I have a plan to protect the environment so that we leave this place in better shape to our children than we were handed it by our parents.
John F. KerryWhen 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. KerryAt every step of the way, George W. Bush has put the narrow interests of the few ahead of the interests of most Americans.
John F. KerryAmerica now stands as the world's foremost power. We should be proud: Not since the age of the Romans have one people achieved such preeminence. But we are not Romans; we do not seek an empire. We are Americans, trustees of a vision and a heritage that commit us to the values of democracy and the universal cause of human rights.
John F. Kerry