There are still things within our power as a nation we can do by returning to basics. Not left-leaning, liberal ideas that are bordering on confiscation, wealth-envy, basic, basic things: build roads, bridges, technology, invest in research and development and generate more educational achievement.

Vice President Joe Biden

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The best way to win is to run on what we've done and what we stand for, and run on what more we are trying to do. Make it clear what we have to do to finish the agenda, and then contrast that to what they are for and what they oppose. We don't do it nearly enough.

Vice President Joe Biden

You don't have to make anything up. by Vice President Joe Biden

You don't have to make anything up.

Vice President Joe Biden

We need -- not just in my country, but in other countries -- a more progressive tax code. Not confiscatory policy, not socialism, a tax code, everybody pays proportionally a fair share. This is not meant to penalize everybody.

Vice President Joe Biden

It's personal for me. by Vice President Joe Biden

It's personal for me.

Vice President Joe Biden

What I meant was, for the last five years, she's been engaged in... by Vice President Joe Biden

What I meant was, for the last five years, she's been engaged in foreign policy.

Vice President Joe Biden

It's relatively new for Hillary to talk about that. by Vice President Joe Biden

It's relatively new for Hillary to talk about that.

Vice President Joe Biden

Bernie is speaking to a yearning that is deep and real. And he has credibility on it, it's relatively new for Hillary to talk about that.

Vice President Joe Biden

I never thought she was a prohibitive favorite, i don't think she ever thought she was a prohibitive favorite. So I think it's, you know, everything's sort of coming down to Earth.

Vice President Joe Biden

I don't think there's any door to open, even if Hillary loses votes -- I've thought this through -- it's a long way to go in the nomination.

Vice President Joe Biden

I wish sometimes that I was able to be out there making the case why there's such reason for optimism for this country, but I'm able to do that as vice president.

Vice President Joe Biden

Hillary's focus has been other things up to now, and that's been Bernie's -- no one questions Bernie's authenticity on those issues.

Vice President Joe Biden

If Bernie Sanders never said he was a democratic socialist, based on what he's saying people wouldn't be calling him a democratic socialist.

Vice President Joe Biden

If Donald Trump gets the nomination and wins the election, if he's as smart as I think, he's going to regret having said the things he's said and done.

Vice President Joe Biden

He said, 'I'll give you the money. Whatever you need, I'll give you the money. Don't, Joe -- promise me. Promise me.' I said, 'I don't think we're going to have to anyway.' He said, 'promise me,'.

Vice President Joe Biden

Moscow eventually has to end its occupation of Ukraine's sovereign territory, crimea is still sovereign territory of Ukraine.

Vice President Joe Biden

As I look around this room and up on the platform, I want to say thank you for letting me crash your family reunion, i'm afraid I've blown his cover. I actually like Dick Cheney.

Vice President Joe Biden

I believe that we have to end the divisive partisan politics that is ripping this country apart, and I think we can, for the sake of the country, we have to work together.

Vice President Joe Biden

While I will not be a candidate, I will not be silent, i intend to speak out clearly and forcefully, to influence as much as I can where we stand as a party and where we need to go as a nation.

Vice President Joe Biden

Imagine if I had said, in front of everyone, don't go or go and his decision was a different decision, it undercuts that relationship. So I never, on a difficult issue, never say what I think finally until I go up to the Oval with him alone.

Vice President Joe Biden

We walked out of the room and walked up stairs, i told him my opinion: I thought he should go, but to follow his own instincts.

Vice President Joe Biden