--- title: "Best Politics Quotes by Joe Biden" description: "44 Politics quotes by Joe Biden. Plus more from Joe Biden and more Politics sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/242/joe-biden-454_country_and-since-our-country-s-founding-we-ve-t_165123.jpg" --- > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/and-since-our-country-s-founding-we-ve-tried-to-keep-government-s/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/242/joe-biden-454_country_and-since-our-country-s-founding-we-ve-t_165123.jpg) > [As you probably know, some American politicians and American journalists refer to Washington, DC as the "capital of the free world." But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/as-you-probably-know-some-american-politicians-and-american/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe3/joe-biden-454_belgium_as-you-probably-know-some-american-polit_1667267.jpg) > [“For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community. For too long as a nation, we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/for-too-long-in-this-society-we-have-celebrated-unrestrained-2/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8aa/joe-biden-454_greater-good_for-too-long-in-this-society-we-have-cel_2363624.jpg) > [“Acknowledging that a woman's right to be safe from a gender-based attack was a "civil right," I believed, was critically important in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/acknowledging-that-a-woman-s-right-to-be-safe-from-a-gender-based/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/joe-biden-454_criminal-justice_acknowledging-that-a-woman-s-right-to-be_2536770.jpg) ## Other authors on Politics - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 395 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/thomas-jefferson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-ronald-reagan-81107.jpg) Ronald Reagan 276 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/ronald-reagan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 249 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/barack-obama/) - [Jarod Kintz 192 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/jarod-kintz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 182 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-madison-46533.jpg) James Madison 176 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/james-madison/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 160 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 158 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-sowell-90605.jpg) Thomas Sowell 151 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/thomas-sowell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-narendra-modi-70220.jpg) Narendra Modi 141 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/narendra-modi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-p-j-o-rourke-184.jpg) P. J. O'Rourke 135 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/p-j-o-rourke/) - [Steven Magee 132 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/steven-magee/) ## More by Joe Biden > [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/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) > [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/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) > [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/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) > [“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/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) > [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/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) > [“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/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) > [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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/joe-biden/#itemlist", "name": "Best Politics Quotes by Joe Biden", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 the most important thing, which is to protect those who cannot protect themselves.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joe Biden" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/and-since-our-country-s-founding-we-ve-tried-to-keep-government-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/242/joe-biden-454_country_and-since-our-country-s-founding-we-ve-t_165123.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/242/joe-biden-454_country_and-since-our-country-s-founding-we-ve-t_165123.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/242/joe-biden-454_country_and-since-our-country-s-founding-we-ve-t_165123.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“And since our country's founding, we've tried to keep government's heavy hand out of our personal lives…” — Joe Biden", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joe Biden" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/as-you-probably-know-some-american-politicians-and-american/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe3/joe-biden-454_belgium_as-you-probably-know-some-american-polit_1667267.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe3/joe-biden-454_belgium_as-you-probably-know-some-american-polit_1667267.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe3/joe-biden-454_belgium_as-you-probably-know-some-american-polit_1667267.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As you probably know, some American politicians and American journalists refer to Washington, DC as the…” — Joe Biden", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community. For too long as a nation, we have been lulled by the anthem of self-interest. For a decade, led by Ronald Reagan, self-aggrandizement has been the full-throated cry of this society: \"I've got mine, so why don't you get yours\" and \"What's in it for me?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joe Biden" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/for-too-long-in-this-society-we-have-celebrated-unrestrained-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8aa/joe-biden-454_greater-good_for-too-long-in-this-society-we-have-cel_2363624.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8aa/joe-biden-454_greater-good_for-too-long-in-this-society-we-have-cel_2363624.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8aa/joe-biden-454_greater-good_for-too-long-in-this-society-we-have-cel_2363624.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community. For too…” — Joe Biden", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Acknowledging that a woman's right to be safe from a gender-based attack was a \"civil right,\" I believed, was critically important in changing the American consciousness. When a right reaches the status and categorization of a \"civil right,\" it means the nation has arrived at a consensus that is nonnegotiable. Violence against women would no longer be written off ... Once our criminal justice system -- at the local, state and federal levels -- recognized these as serious and inexcusable crimes, women could stop blaming themselves.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joe Biden" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/acknowledging-that-a-woman-s-right-to-be-safe-from-a-gender-based/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/joe-biden-454_criminal-justice_acknowledging-that-a-woman-s-right-to-be_2536770.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/joe-biden-454_criminal-justice_acknowledging-that-a-woman-s-right-to-be_2536770.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/joe-biden-454_criminal-justice_acknowledging-that-a-woman-s-right-to-be_2536770.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Acknowledging that a woman's right to be safe from a gender-based attack was a \"civil right,\" I believed…” — Joe Biden", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/joe-biden/page/2/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/joe-biden/page/2/", "name": "Politics Quotes by Joe Biden · Page 2", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/joe-biden/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/242/joe-biden-454_country_and-since-our-country-s-founding-we-ve-t_165123.jpg" }, "description": "44 Politics quotes by Joe Biden. Plus more from Joe Biden and more Politics sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/joe-biden/page/2/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/joe-biden/page/2/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Politics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Joe Biden", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/joe-biden/page/2/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```