Speech to California students, 31 October 2006
• Quoted in (2006-11-01), Kerry's 'Botched' Joke Backfires, publisher: CBS News/Associated Press, retrieved: 2006-11-01
• Quoted in (2006-11-01), Kerry's 'Botched' Joke Backfires, publisher: CBS News/Associated Press, retrieved: 2006-11-01
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We're here to talk about education. But I want to say something before that....You know, education, if you make the most of it and you study hard and you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq.
— John Kerry
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We're here to talk about education. But I want to say something before that....You know, education, if you make the most of it and you study hard and you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq." in the context of "Speech to California students, 31 October 2006
• Quoted in (2006-11-01), Kerry's 'Botched' Joke Backfires, publisher: CBS News/Associated Press, retrieved: 2006-11-01" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is a politician, former Massachusetts Senator, Democratic Party's nominee for President in 2004, son of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary Isabel Forbes, husband of Teresa Heinz Kerry. From 2013 to 2017, he served as the 68th United States Secretary of State.
About John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is a politician, former Massachusetts Senator, Democratic Party's nominee for President in 2004, son of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary Isabel Forbes, husband of Teresa Heinz Kerry. From 2013 to 2017, he served as the 68th United States Secretary of State.
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