Quotes by Joe Biden

"Given a fair shot, given a fair chance, Americans have never, ever, ever, ever let their country down. Never. Never. Ordinary people like us. Who do extraordinary things."

"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."

"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."

"You've got to reach a hand of friendship across the aisle and across philosophies in this country."

"Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people."

"The greatest gift is the ability to forget - to forget the bad things and focus on the good."

"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."

"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."

"America doesn't have health insurance."

"When my first semester grades came out, my mom and dad told me I wouldn't be playing football."

"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."

"I graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science."

"For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community."

"The moral disapprobation of society has an impact on behavior in societies."

"The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"We don't want two-tier people in America. Those who are legal but not citizens, and citizens."