We can prioritize either ideological purity or inclusive victory, we can either call people names online or we can call them into our movement. We can either tighten a narrow and hardcore base or open the tent to a new, broad, big-hearted American coalition.

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I graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major i... by Joe Biden

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

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Foreign policy is like human relations, only people know less abo... by Joe Biden

Foreign policy is like human relations, only people know less about each other.

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During the 60's, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil r... by Joe Biden

During the 60's, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement.

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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.

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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.

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Remember, no one decides who they're going to vote for based on the vice president. I mean that literally.

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When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him to be able to use the forces.

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Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It... by Joe Biden

Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't.

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Arafat's departure has created an awesome opportunity. by Joe Biden

Arafat's departure has created an awesome opportunity.

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For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained ind... by Joe Biden

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

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In this world, emotion has become suspect - the accepted style is smooth, antiseptic and passionless.

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I believe the American people have a genuine and justifiable fear of government intrusion in what they instinctively know is going to be an ever more intrusive world.

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As you probably know, some American politicians and American journalists refer to Washington, DC as the "capital of the free world." But it seems to me that Brussels, which boasts 1,000 years of history and which serves as the capital of Belgium, the home of the European Union, and the headquarters for NATO, this city has its own legitimate claim to that title.

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The average voter out there understands that the next president is going to have to be prepared to immediately step in without hesitation and end our involvement in Iraq. It's very difficult to figure out how to move on to broader foreign policy concerns without fixing Iraq first.

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Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars. Guess... by Joe Biden

Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars. Guess what? Yes we do.

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I should start with an apology to Rudy Giuliani. I said every sentence Rudy utters has a noun, a verb, and 9/11 in it. I was wrong. He called me to tell me after Pat Robertson's endorsement, there's an Amen in every sentence he says too.

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I got tested for AIDS. I know Barack got tested for AIDS. There's... by Joe Biden

I got tested for AIDS. I know Barack got tested for AIDS. There's no shame in being tested for AIDS.

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But all our differences hardly measure up to the values we all ho... by Joe Biden

But all our differences hardly measure up to the values we all hold in common.

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America is the promised land, because each generation bequeathed to its children a promise, a promise that they might not come to enjoy but which they fully expected their offspring to fulfill. So the words 'all men are created equal' took a life of its own, ultimately destined to end slavery and enfranchise women. And the words 'equal protection' and 'due process' inevitably led to the end of the words 'separate but equal,' ensuring that the walls of segregation would crumble, whether at the lunch counter or at the voting booth.

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Senator John Stennis: by Joe Biden

Senator John Stennis:

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