As a matter of fact, I didn't make a political speech outside of my state for 20 years. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I didn't make a political speech outside of my state for 20 years. And I just focused almost exclusively on my initiatives… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“The senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
We're close friends - the American people, the Israeli people, our governments. There's absolutely no daylight - none - between us and… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
A lot of people criticized me for speaking out, not long ago, about gay marriage. I could not remain silent any longer.… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
We can say, "if you want government money, you have to make this data public - you have to share it." — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
If you do politics the right way, I believe, you can actually make people's lives better. And integrity is the minimum ante… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government you weren't supposed to make money! — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community. For too long as a nation, we have… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
As you probably know, some American politicians and American journalists refer to Washington, DC as the "capital of the free world." But… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“you should not run for president because tactically you can win. The questions you have to ask are why you're running for… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
And since our country's founding, we've tried to keep government's heavy hand out of our personal lives, while ensuring that we do… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I am very optimistic about -- about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You're… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I'm confident because of the - what we [USA government] call the strategic agreement we're now working on with them, we will… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
We [US government] have no fundamental disagreement with the Saudis - I mean, excuse me, with the Iraqis any more than we… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
For any young democracy, the most difficult but important step is burying the legacy of tyranny and establishing an economy and a… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Politics is a damn expensive business. I had one hell of a time trying to raise money as a candidate. I had… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“Acknowledging that a woman's right to be safe from a gender-based attack was a "civil right," I believed, was critically important in… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“To my generation has now come the challenge. In the days to come we will be tested on whether we have the… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“... in an airport in '64, Goldwater said, 'Well, keep punching, Hubert' during a chance meeting there. By the end of 1977,… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“We must have public officials who will stand up and tell the people exactly what they think... Our failure in recent years… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
The public has moved beyond politicians. For example, I'm not worried about them repealing protections for the LGBT community, because the public… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“Robert Bork, at opening of Judiciary hearings: How should a judge go about finding the law? The only legitimate way, in my… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I believe all Americans are born with certain inalienable rights. As a child of God, I believe my rights are not derived… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“He wanted me to understand two big things: First, that nobody, no group, is above others. Public servants are obliged to level… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“quoting from Neil Kinnock, running against Thatcher in 1987: Why am I the first Kinnock in a thousand generations to be able… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“the Democratic Party had failed (in 1983) 'to remember waht got us this far and how we got here -- moral indignation,… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I believe the American people have a genuine and justifiable fear of government intrusion in what they instinctively know is going to… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“My rights are not derived from any government. My rights are not denied by any majority. My rights are because I exist.” — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
No fundamental social change occurs merely because government acts. It's because civil society, the conscience of a country, begins to rise up… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I don't expect the government to solve my problems, but at least I expect them to understand it. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I must express my protest against continually increasing the debt without taking positive steps to slow its growth. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Every single great idea that has marked the 21st century, the 20th century and the 19th century has required government vision and… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Well, we're [USA] not looking for an ally; what we're looking for is a stable, democratic government that is not beholden to… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“The conservatives could sneer about "social engineering" if they wanted, but I thought that most people believed as I did that government… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Success will come when the societal attitude changes and not a single woman in America asks herself the question 'What did I do?'. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I always kid the president in different circumstances. Mr. President, a country's never going to be more optimistic than the president. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Anybody who pretends that how you read the 10th and 11th Amendment doesn't have a fundamental impact on the things we care about is… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“He wanted me to understand two big things: First, that nobody, no group, is above others. Public servants are obliged to level with everybody,… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Don't hold against me that I don't own - that I don't own a single stock or bond. Don't hold it - I have… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“True bravery is when there is very little chance of winning, but you keep fighting.” — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I've known and continue to know every one of these major world leaders by their first names, and I have access to them. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
We are working to deploy a powerful new radar network with American early warning systems, — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Somalis have made my city of Wilmington, Delaware, [their home] on a smaller scale. There is a large, very identifiable Somali community, i might… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“And don’t any of you, by the way, any of you guys vote Republican. I’m not supposed to say, this isn’t political. …don’t come… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image