You just don't invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests!
John F. KerryThere is no bigger judgment for a president of the United States than how you take a nation to war.
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