SOUNDBITES OF THE KERRY ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

SOUNDBITES OF THE KERRY ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

*"I defended this country as a young man and
I will defend it as president."

*"The future doesn't belong to fear; it belongs to freedom."

*"We can do better and we will. We're the optimists. We value an America where the middle class is not being squeezed, but doing better."

*"As president, I will bring back this nation's time-honoured tradition: the United States of America never goes to war because we want to. We only go to war because we have to."

*"Let there be no mistake: I will never hesitate to use force when it is required. Any attack will be met with a swift and certain response."

*"Strength is more than tough words. We need to be looked up to and not just feared. The future doesn't belong to fear ­ it belongs to freedom."

*"It is time for those who talk about family values to start valuing families."