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title: "44 Politics Quotes By Joe Biden"
description: "Joe Biden’s political reflections on government limits, civic action, and hopeful unity."
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> [Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/fighting-corruption-is-not-just-good-governance-it-s-self-defense-it/)

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> [As a matter of fact, I didn't make a political speech outside of my state for 20 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/as-a-matter-of-fact-i-didn-t-make-a-political-speech-outside-of-my/)

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> [Osama bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/osama-bin-laden-is-dead-and-general-motors-is-alive/)

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> [There's no political point worth my son's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/there-s-no-political-point-worth-my-son-s-life/)

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> [One role of government is to go where venture capital won't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/one-role-of-government-is-to-go-where-venture-capital-won-t/)

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> [I don't expect the government to solve my problems, but at least I expect them to understand it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/i-don-t-expect-the-government-to-solve-my-problems-but-at-least-i/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/every-single-great-idea-that-has-marked-the-21st-century-the-20th/)

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> [I must express my protest against continually increasing the debt without taking positive steps to slow its growth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/i-must-express-my-protest-against-continually-increasing-the-debt/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/i-believe-the-american-people-have-a-genuine-and-justifiable-fear-of/)

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> [“My rights are not derived from any government. My rights are not denied by any majority. My rights are because I exist.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/my-rights-are-not-derived-from-any-government-my-rights-are-not/)

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> [No fundamental social change occurs merely because government acts. It's because civil society, the conscience of a country, begins to rise up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/no-fundamental-social-change-occurs-merely-because-government-acts-it/)

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> [If you do politics the right way, I believe, you can actually make people's lives better. And integrity is the minimum ante…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/if-you-do-politics-the-right-way-i-believe-you-can-actually-make/)

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> [Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government you weren't supposed to make money!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/well-i-thought-the-deal-was-when-you-went-to-work-for-the-government/)

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> [ We have to make sure that not only we \[politicians\] actually focus on, but the entire nation knows we're focusing on, growth… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/we-have-to-make-sure-that-not-only-we-politicians-actually-focus-on/)

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> [There's good reason to be excited. You have the first woman running who is qualified, and a very attractive African-American who has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/there-s-good-reason-to-be-excited-you-have-the-first-woman-running/)

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> [For 70 years there's been a consensus among scholars and the American people on a reading to the Constitution that protects the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/for-70-years-there-s-been-a-consensus-among-scholars-and-the-american/)

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> [“The conservatives could sneer about "social engineering" if they wanted, but I thought that most people believed as I did that government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/the-conservatives-could-sneer-about-social-engineering-if-they-wanted/)

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> [ Well, we're \[USA\] not looking for an ally; what we're looking for is a stable, democratic government that is not beholden to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/well-we-re-usa-not-looking-for-an-ally-what-we-re-looking-for-is-a/)

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> [For any young democracy, the most difficult but important step is burying the legacy of tyranny and establishing an economy and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/for-any-young-democracy-the-most-difficult-but-important-step-is/)

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> [I am very optimistic about -- about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/i-am-very-optimistic-about-about-iraq-i-mean-this-could-be-one-of-the/)

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> [ I'm confident because of the - what we \[USA government\] call the strategic agreement we're now working on with them, we will… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/i-m-confident-because-of-the-what-we-usa-government-call-the/)

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> [I believe all Americans are born with certain inalienable rights. As a child of God, I believe my rights are not derived…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/i-believe-all-americans-are-born-with-certain-inalienable-rights-as-a/)

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> [“Robert Bork, at opening of Judiciary hearings: How should a judge go about finding the law? The only legitimate way, in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/robert-bork-at-opening-of-judiciary-hearings-how-should-a-judge-go/)

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> [“We all know - or at least we are told continuously - that we are a divided people. And we know there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/we-all-know-or-at-least-we-are-told-continuously-that-we-are-a/)

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> [The public has moved beyond politicians. For example, I'm not worried about them repealing protections for the LGBT community, because the public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/the-public-has-moved-beyond-politicians-for-example-i-m-not-worried/)

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> [“We must have public officials who will stand up and tell the people exactly what they think... Our failure in recent years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/we-must-have-public-officials-who-will-stand-up-and-tell-the-people/)

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> [“To my generation has now come the challenge. In the days to come we will be tested on whether we have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/to-my-generation-has-now-come-the-challenge-in-the-days-to-come-we/)

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> [“... in an airport in '64, Goldwater said, 'Well, keep punching, Hubert' during a chance meeting there. By the end of 1977,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/in-an-airport-in-64-goldwater-said-well-keep-punching-hubert-during-a/)

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> [Politics is a damn expensive business. I had one hell of a time trying to raise money as a candidate. I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/politics-is-a-damn-expensive-business-i-had-one-hell-of-a-time-trying/)

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> [“the Democratic Party had failed (in 1983) 'to remember waht got us this far and how we got here -- moral indignation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/the-democratic-party-had-failed-in-1983-to-remember-waht-got-us-this/)

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> [“quoting from Neil Kinnock, running against Thatcher in 1987: Why am I the first Kinnock in a thousand generations to be able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/quoting-from-neil-kinnock-running-against-thatcher-in-1987-why-am-i/)

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> [“He wanted me to understand two big things: First, that nobody, no group, is above others. Public servants are obliged to level…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/he-wanted-me-to-understand-two-big-things-first-that-nobody-no-group/)

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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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/a-lot-of-people-criticized-me-for-speaking-out-not-long-ago-about-gay/)

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> [We can say, "if you want government money, you have to make this data public - you have to share it."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/we-can-say-if-you-want-government-money-you-have-to-make-this-data/)

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> [We're close friends - the American people, the Israeli people, our governments. There's absolutely no daylight - none - between us and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/we-re-close-friends-the-american-people-the-israeli-people-our/)

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> [Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/our-future-cannot-depend-on-the-government-alone-the-ultimate/)

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> [“The senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/the-senate-is-a-place-filled-with-goodwill-and-good-intentions-and-if-2/)

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> [I didn't make a political speech outside of my state for 20 years. And I just focused almost exclusively on my initiatives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/i-didn-t-make-a-political-speech-outside-of-my-state-for-20-years-and/)

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> [ We \[US government\] have no fundamental disagreement with the Saudis - I mean, excuse me, with the Iraqis any more than we… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/we-us-government-have-no-fundamental-disagreement-with-the-saudis-i/)

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> [“you should not run for president because tactically you can win. The questions you have to ask are why you're running for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/you-should-not-run-for-president-because-tactically-you-can-win-the/)

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> [Success will come when the societal attitude changes and not a single woman in America asks herself the question 'What did I do?'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/success-will-come-when-the-societal-attitude-changes-and-not-a-single/)

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> [I always kid the president in different circumstances. Mr. President, a country's never going to be more optimistic than the president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/i-always-kid-the-president-in-different-circumstances-mr-president-a/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/anybody-who-pretends-that-how-you-read-the-10th-and-11th-amendment/)

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> [“He wanted me to understand two big things: First, that nobody, no group, is above others. Public servants are obliged to level with everybody,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/he-wanted-me-to-understand-two-big-things-first-that-nobody-no-group/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/don-t-hold-against-me-that-i-don-t-own-that-i-don-t-own-a-single/)

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> [“True bravery is when there is very little chance of winning, but you keep fighting.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/true-bravery-is-when-there-is-very-little-chance-of-winning-but-you/)

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> [No public funding for abortion; it imposes a view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/no-public-funding-for-abortion-it-imposes-a-view/)

[Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/)

> [I've known and continue to know every one of these major world leaders by their first names, and I have access to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/i-ve-known-and-continue-to-know-every-one-of-these-major-world/)

[Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/)

> [We are working to deploy a powerful new radar network with American early warning systems,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/we-are-working-to-deploy-a-powerful-new-radar-network-with-american/)

[Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/)

> [I'm joking, I'm joking. Best decision I ever made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/i-m-joking-i-m-joking-best-decision-i-ever-made/)

[Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/)

> [ Somalis have made my city of Wilmington, Delaware, \[their home\] on a smaller scale. There is a large, very identifiable Somali community, i might… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/somalis-have-made-my-city-of-wilmington-delaware-their-home-on-a/)

[Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/and-don-t-any-of-you-by-the-way-any-of-you-guys-vote-republican-i-m/)

[Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/)

> [We also wanted to change the story - change the approach to the 21st century on energy, on education, on transportation, on infrastructure, generally,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/we-also-wanted-to-change-the-story-change-the-approach-to-the-21st/)

[Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/)

> [The spirit of Thanksgiving rests in our recognizing the blessings in our lives, and as we all take stock, I hope you will join…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/the-spirit-of-thanksgiving-rests-in-our-recognizing-the-blessings-in/)

[Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/)

> [The president has a big stick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/the-president-has-a-big-stick/)

[Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/)

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                        "text": "The public has moved beyond politicians. For example, I'm not worried about them repealing protections for the LGBT community, because the public is beyond that. I'm not worried about them being able to change the way in which we have reached out and provided many more opportunities for women. And I - but here's what does concern me. What concerns me is that they will make some judgments in the foreign policy area, without having thought it through that may cause a lot of problems.",
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                        "text": "“To my generation has now come the challenge. In the days to come we will be tested on whether we have the moral courage, the realism, the idealism, the tenacity, and the ability to sacrifice some of the current comfort to invest in the future... I believe that this generation will rise to the challenge... The experts believe that, like the Democratic Party itself, the less than forty-year-old voters are prepared to sell their souls for some security, real or illusory. They have misjudged us. Just because our political heroes were murdered does not mean that the dream does not still live, buried deep in our broken hearts.”",
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                        "text": "“... in an airport in '64, Goldwater said, 'Well, keep punching, Hubert' during a chance meeting there. By the end of 1977, it became increasingly clear that the Boss (Hubert Humphrey) would not be around much longer. And on the Senate floor one day, Barry Goldwater walked across the aisle and enveloped Hubert Humphrey. Goldwater was so big and Humphrey so frail that Humphrey almost disappeared. The two men stood for a long moment, locked in a hug, and I could see that both men were crying. They made no effort to hide it.”",
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                        "text": "Politics is a damn expensive business. I had one hell of a time trying to raise money as a candidate. I had to put a second mortgage on our house to get that campaign started, and I ended up spending over $300,000 to get elected. I believe that public financing of federal election campaigns is the only thing that will insure good candidates and save the two-party system. It is the most degrading thing in the world to go out with your hat in your hand and beg for money, but that's what you have to do if you haven't got your own resources.",
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                        "text": "“the Democratic Party had failed (in 1983) 'to remember waht got us this far and how we got here -- moral indignation, decent instincts, a sense of shared sacrifice and mutual responsibility, and a set of national priorities that emphasized what we had in common.. The Party that was the engine of the national interest -- molding our pluralistic interest into a compelling new social contract that served the nation well for fifty years -- became perceived as little more than the broker of narrow special interests. Instead of thinking of ourselves as Americans first, Democrats second, and members of interest groups third, we have begun to think in terms of special interests first and the greater interest second.. We have let our opponents set the agenda and define what is at stake. p. 140”",
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