Budgets are statements of values.

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.

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Every single great idea that has marked the 21st century, the 20th century and the 19th century has required government vision and government incentive.

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After 9-11, the President had a historic opportunity to unite Americans and the world in common cause. Instead, by exploiting the politics of fear, instigating an optional war in Iraq before finishing a necessary war in Afghanistan and instituting policies on torture, detainees and domestic surveillance that fly in the face of our values and interests, President Bush divided Americans from each other and from the world.

iraq opportunity war

Somalis have made my city of Wilmington, Delaware, [ their home ] on a smaller scale. There is a large, very identifiable Somali community.

community cities home

I think it is manmade. I think it's clearly manmade. by Joe Biden

I think it is manmade. I think it's clearly manmade.

climate-change thinking

There's no reason the nation of Africa cannot and should not join the ranks of the world's most prosperous nations in the near term, in the decades ahead. There is simply no reason.

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A lot of people criticized me for speaking out, not long ago, about gay marriage. I could not remain silent any longer. It's the civil rights of our day. It's the issue of our day.

gay leadership rights

It's a simple proposition to us: Everyone is entitled to adequate medical health care. If you call that a 'redistribution of income' -- well, so be it. I don't call it that. I call it just being fair -- giving the middle class taxpayers an even break that the wealthy have been getting.

simple class giving

Millionaires are just as patriotic as poor people. The very wealthy are just as noble and patriotic as the middle class. But nothing has been asked of them in this horrendous recession. And it's time we just ask.

patriotic class people

As a matter of fact, I didn't make a political speech outside of... by Joe Biden

As a matter of fact, I didn't make a political speech outside of my state for 20 years.

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Partitioning Iraq is inevitable, as shown by history. by Joe Biden

Partitioning Iraq is inevitable, as shown by history.

inevitable iraq

I’d rather be at home making love to my wife while my children ar... by Joe Biden

I’d rather be at home making love to my wife while my children are asleep.

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US worse off than before Saddam because US lost credibility. by Joe Biden

US worse off than before Saddam because US lost credibility.

saddam credibility lost

Vote for war allowed war only after all else failed. by Joe Biden

Vote for war allowed war only after all else failed.

Theres only three things [Giuliani] mentions in a sentence—a noun... by Joe Biden

Theres only three things [Giuliani] mentions in a sentence—a noun, a verb, and 9/11

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Think about the decade after Iraq, not just the day after. by Joe Biden

Think about the decade after Iraq, not just the day after.

decades iraq thinking

Raising minimum wage doesn't just benefit the workers behind me, it creates a proven ripple effect that increases wages all the way up the scale. ... Let's get the facts straight, only 20 percent of people making the minimum wage are teenagers. The rest are hardworking adults, many of them with families, and I mean hardworking.

teenager mean people

All you need is a double barrel by Joe Biden

All you need is a double barrel

I must express my protest against continually increasing the debt without taking positive steps to slow its growth.

debt growth politics

The Recovery Act is working, but it's going to continue to work. It's not over. A lot's going to happen this summer. And even after the summer, there's more to come with the act.

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