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I know what I believe, I know what I want to do, and I'm just comfortable saying it, and laying it out there. (Joe Biden)
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. I made a pledge to myself that I would get up and emerge from this debacle better for having gone through it. I would live up to the expectation I had for myself. I would be the kind of man I wanted to be. View quote
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Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't. View quote
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In my neighborhood, when you've got something to say to a guy, you look him in the eye and you say it to him. View quote
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I pledge to be a president who doesn't sees the blue states or the red states only sees the United States. View quote
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The proof of the pudding is in the eating. We're going to know shortly. View quote
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To make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy. We are not enemies. We are Americans. View quote
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We must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation, one nation. And I promise you this. As the Bible says, "weep, ye may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”. View quote
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The American story is about the slow, yet steady widening of opportunity. View quote
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They're going to put y'all back in chains. View quote
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Let me tell you one or two things about Islam. (Joe Biden)
I would respectfully suggest to you that the Democrats out there understand I am the only person with a plan that can get out of Iraq without our interests in the region not falling apart. View quote
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We have suppressed the black man for 300 years and the white man is now far ahead in the race for everything our society offers. In order to even the score, we must now give the black man a head start, or even hold the white man back, to even the race.' I don't buy that. View quote
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When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security as well. I meant Medicare and Medicaid. I meant veterans' benefits. I meant every single, solitary thing in the government. And I not only tried it once, I tried it twice, I tried it a third time and I tried it a fourth time. Somebody has to tell me in here, how we're going to do this hard work without dealing with any of those sacred cows. View quote
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Let me tell you what is in the bill, and I'll let you all decide whether or not this is "weak." View quote
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We may be opponents but we are not enemies. We are americans. View quote
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In another January, on New Year′s Day in 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. When he put pen to paper, the president said, and I quote, "if my name ever goes down into history, it′ll be for this act, and my whole soul is in it.”"My whole soul is in it.”. View quote
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[T]his is America′s day. This is democracy′s day, a day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages, America has been tested anew. And America has risen to the challenge. Today we celebrate the triumph, not of a candidate, but of a cause, the cause of democracy. The people, the will of the people, has been heard, and the will of the people has been heeded.We′ve learned again that democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed. View quote
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American troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war and dying in a war that Afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves. View quote
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Every disagreement is a crisis. But when you take a step back and look at what's happening, we're actually making real progress. Maybe it doesn't seem fast enough. View quote
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Turn on the news and every conversation is a confrontation. (Joe Biden)
I am not your President; Donald Trump is still your President. View quote
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Sometimes we will speak softly and carry a large Javelin. View quote
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Students who simply wanted to better their prospects in life and instead found themselves taken advantage of by a scam that took their money and gave them nothing in return except heartache. View quote
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Capitalism without competition isn't capitalism; it's exploitation. View quote
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