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"Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable."
Joe Biden"Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen's faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity; already-tight national budgets, crowding out important national investments. It wastes the talent of entire generations. It scares away investments and jobs."
Joe Biden"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."
Joe Biden"You've got to reach a hand of friendship across the aisle and across philosophies in this country."
Joe Biden"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."
Joe Biden"The greatest gift is the ability to forget - to forget the bad things and focus on the good."
Joe Biden"No fundamental social change occurs merely because government acts. It's because civil society, the conscience of a country, begins to rise up and demand - demand - demand change."
Joe Biden"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."
Joe Biden"America doesn't have health insurance."
Joe Biden"When my first semester grades came out, my mom and dad told me I wouldn't be playing football."
Joe Biden"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 White House isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power, war and peace, and the economic future of the next generation."
Joe Biden"The 21st century is going to be the American century. Because we lead not only by the example of our power, but by the power of our example. That is the history of the journey of America."
Joe Biden"My father used to have an expression. He'd say, 'Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about your place in your community.'"
Joe Biden"I graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science."
Joe Biden"For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community."
Joe Biden"The moral disapprobation of society has an impact on behavior in societies."
Joe Biden"The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society."
Joe Biden"Look folks, we know who built this country and we know who is going to rebuild it. It's you. Instead of vilifying you, we should be thanking you. We owe you."
Joe Biden"The Chinese have figured out that they have a giant environmental problem. Folks in Beijing, some days, literally can't breathe. Over a million Chinese die prematurely every year because of air pollution."
Joe Biden"This is absolutely bizarre that we continue to subsidize highways beyond the gasoline tax, airlines, and we don't subsidize, we don't want to subsidize a national rail system that has environmental impact."
Joe Biden"We don't want two-tier people in America. Those who are legal but not citizens, and citizens."
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