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Now, people when I say that look at me and say, 'What are you talking about, Joe? You're telling me we have to go spend money to keep from going bankrupt?'. The answer is yes, that's what I'm telling you. (Joe Biden)
The Iraqis have become invested in their nationhood. View quote
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Here at home, when Americans were standing in long lines to give blood after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we squandered an obvious opportunity to make service a noble cause again, and rekindle an American spirit of community. View quote
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Other than being crazy enough to press a button, there is nothing that Putin can do militarily to fundamentally alter American interests. View quote
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Well, I was 29 years old when I came to the United States Senate, and I have learned a lot. View quote
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We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society. View quote
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Presumptuous for me to say, but at least - at a minimum - I've been able to influence the direction of the Democratic Party on foreign policy. And I've been relatively - presumptuous to say - relatively successful legislatively in the Senate, being able to win a lot of Republican friends, and being able to cross the aisle. View quote
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Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable. View quote
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The greatest gift is the ability to forget - to forget the bad things and focus on the good. View quote
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Life is a matter of really tough choices. View quote
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Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. (Joe Biden)
Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism. View quote
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In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking. View quote
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In the good old days when I was a senator, I was my own man. View quote
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My dad used to have an expression - 'It is the lucky person who gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they are about to do, and thinks it still matters.' View quote
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For any young democracy, the most difficult but important step is burying the legacy of tyranny and establishing an economy and a government and institutions that abide by the rule of law. Every country faces challenges to the rule of law, including my own. View quote
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For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community. View quote
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Foreign policy is like human relations, only people know less about each other. View quote
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America doesn't have health insurance. View quote
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Look, freedom is an overwhelming American notion. The idea that we want to see the world, the peoples of the world free is something that all of us subscribe to. View quote
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One of the things I've never been accused of is not caring about people. (Joe Biden)
I'm not exploring. I'm in. And this is the beginning of a marathon. View quote
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I think I instinctively understood that my most important duty was to be a target. People were desperate to vent their anger, and if they could yell at a united States senator, all the better. Part of being a public servant, I came to understand in 1978, was absorbing the anger of people who don't know where to turn. If I couldn't solve the problem for them, I had to at least be an outlet. View quote
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I, too, believe there are natural rights that predate any written political or legal documents; we have these rights merely because we're children of God. View quote
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My own father had always said the measure of a man wasn't how many times or how hard he got knocked down, but how fast he got back up. View quote
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