John Kerry Quotes

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who has a job some Republican wants.

From the War for Independence to today in Iraq and Afghanistan, I am inspired by the courage, professionalism and patriotism of our men and women in uniform.

An Emperor confides in national soldiers, not in mercenaries.

The choices Israelis face and the decisions they make, day in and day out, are literally the difference between life and death. In many ways, I liken their reactions to the way I felt while serving in Iraq.

When you've married someone who's been at war, there is nothing you can do that compares to that level of selflessness and bravery.

Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom.

I was drafted into the Army when I was 19 and came out at age 22. Most people that I knew didn't think they'd come home alive. I didn't think I would either, so I was happy when I did.

I'm a military guy. I'm not a political character.

My father and all my uncles on both sides served in the military in World War II and Korea.

I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.

It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.

I think they are paying a lot more attention to news now, by the way, in part because of national-security issues. A lot of young people have friends or family in the military today.

You know, 1% of us is in the armed forces, protecting the other 99, and they're all volunteers.

I have great respect and understanding for military commitment due to my own family's involvement with the armed forces.

I'm always happy to see one of my Republican colleagues make a mistake.

I'm sick and tired of these despicable Republican attacks that always seem to come from those who never can be found to serve in war, but love to attack those who did.

I was deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq with British Special Forces Units. I have great respect for the British military and the country as a whole, so I don't have anything negative to say about that.

My military service has been attacked by people who have never picked up a rifle and manned a post.

I'd lived through World War II and hadn't been able to wait to join the army as soon as I turned 18.

I love the military. They don’t get nearly enough credit for all the hard work they do to protect us, keep us in a safe place so we can enjoy ourselves every day.

The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country

When the citizens of a nation will no longer volunteer to defend it, then it is probably not worth saving. No nation has the right to survive with conscript troops, and in the long run, no nation ever has.

To be honest, I think that Republicans love terrorism.

I take a backseat to no one in my affection, respect and devotion to veterans. And I will not accept from Senator Obama, who did not feel it was his responsibility to serve our country in uniform, any lectures on my regard for those who did.

It's a little strange when you have never been to war, and you eye-roll about a guy who's got shrapnel still in his body, as Chuck Hagel does.