Quotes by Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who served as the 47th vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

Joe Biden belongs to the following categories: US Presidents, Politicians

Quotes by Joe BidenImage-Source: U.S. Embassy Bern, Switzerland

The midterms are one of the most important elections in our lifetime. This isn't a referendum this year, it's a choice - a choice between two vastly different visions of America.

US ElectionsJoe Biden, November 2022
 
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My fellow Americans, on Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed the emir of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11.

September 11th, 2022Joe Biden, August 2022
 
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How much more bloodshed are we willing to accept? Enough, enough, enough. This time we really have to change something.

NRAJoe Biden, Juni 2022
 
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This is the first time a president attended this dinner in six years. It's understandable. We had a horrible plague followed by two years of Covid.

Donald TrumpJoe Biden, April 2022, White House Correspondents' Dinner
 
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I'm not worried about the midterms. We may end up with more partisan gridlock, but I'm confident we can work it out during my remaining six years in the presidency.

Joe Biden, April 2022, White House Correspondents' Dinner
 
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For God's sake, this man [Vladimir Putin] cannot remain in power.

Russia-Ukraine WarJoe Biden, March 2022, Speech in Warsaw
 
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You, the Russian people, are not our enemy.

Russia-Ukraine WarJoe Biden, March 2022, Speech in Warsaw
 
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NATO is a defensive alliance. It has never sought the demise of Russia.

NATOJoe Biden, March 2022, Speech in Warsaw
 
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In 1989, the Berlin Wall and all the walls of Soviet domination, they fell. They fell! And the people prevailed.

German Unity, 1989Joe Biden, March 2022, Speech in Warsaw
 
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For generations, Warsaw has stood where liberty has been challenged and liberty has prevailed.

WarsawJoe Biden, March 2022, Speech in Warsaw
 
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The United States and our allies will defend every inch of territory that is NATO territory with the full force of our collective power.

NATOJoe Biden, March 2022, State of the Union Address
 
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Russia's Vladimir Putin sought to shake the very foundations of the free world, thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways. But he badly miscalculated. He thought he could roll into Ukraine, and the world would roll over. Instead, he met with a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined. He met the Ukrainian people.

Ukraine, Russia-Ukraine WarJoe Biden, March 2022, State of the Union Address
 
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Last year, Covid-19 kept us apart. This year, we are finally together again.

CoronavirusJoe Biden, March 2022, State of the Union Address
 
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Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable.

Russia-Ukraine WarJoe Biden, February 2022
 
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I suppose there's room for two Commanders in this town.

Washington CommandersJoe Biden, February 2022, about Washington's NFL team changing their name to "Commanders"
 
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As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the American people deserve to have a fuller picture of what their government knows about those attacks.

September 11th, 2021Joe Biden, September 2021
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American troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war and dying in a war that Afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves.

2021, AfghanistanJoe Biden, August 2021
 
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I think it's more than likely we're going to end up, if we end up in a war - a real shooting war with a major power - it's going to be as a consequence of a cyber breach of great consequence.

InternetJoe Biden, July 2021
 
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America is rising, choosing hope over fear, truth over lies, and light over darkness. After 100 days of rescue and renewal, America is ready for a takeoff, in my view. We are working again. Discovering again and leading the world again.

USAJoe Biden, April 2021, Speech to Congress
 
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After I promised 200 million Covid-19 shots in the first 100 days, we will have provided over 220 million Covid shots in those hundred days. Thanks to the help of all of you.

CoronavirusJoe Biden, April 2021, Speech to Congress
 
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In my view, we've already waited too long to deal with this climate crisis. We can't wait any longer. We see it with our own eyes. We feel it. We know it in our bones. And it's time to act!

Conservation & Environment Protection, Climate ChangeJoe Biden, January 2021
 
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Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this: bringing America together, uniting our people, uniting our nation. And I ask every American to join me in this cause.

2021Joe Biden, January 2021, Inauguration Speech
 
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He is not fit to serve.

Donald TrumpJoe Biden, January 2021
 
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On the Capitol, on the House of Representatives, threatening the safety of duly elected officials. It's not protest, it's insurrection.

2021Joe Biden, January 2021, about the US Capitol riots
 
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In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed.

US ElectionsJoe Biden, December 2020
 
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It is with great honor and humility that I accept this nomination for President of the United States of America.

2020, US ElectionsJoe Biden, November 2020
 
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We believe we're on track to win this election. We're gonna have to be patient until the hard work of tallying votes is finished.

US ElectionsJoe Biden, during US Election Night 2020
 
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We can choose a path of becoming angrier. Less hopeful. More divided. Or we can choose a different path and together, take this chance to heal. To reform. To unite. A path of hope and light.
This is a life-changing election. This will determine what America is going to look like for a long, long time.

Joe Biden, August 2020
 
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Trump: "North Korea, we're not in a war. We have a good relationship. People don't understand, having a good relationship with leaders of other countries is a good thing."
Biden: "We had a good relationship with Hitler before he invaded Europe. Come on!"

North Korea, World War IIJoe Biden, October 2020, second United States presidential debate
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I don't look at this in terms as he does, blue states and red states, they're all the United States.

USAJoe Biden, October 2020, second United States presidential debate
 
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He [Donald Trump] is sort of like Goebbels. You say the lie long enough, keep repeating it, repeating it, repeating it, it becomes common knowledge.

Donald TrumpJoe Biden, September 2020
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We have the power to write the future we want for our country - and it starts at the ballot box.

Joe Biden, September 2020, via Twitter
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Today, we'll pass another grim milestone in this pandemic: 200,000 American lives lost.

CoronavirusJoe Biden, September 2020, via Twitter
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I think what happened here is one of the great inflection points in American history, for real, in terms of civil liberties, civil rights and just treating people with dignity.

Death of George FloydJoe Biden, June 2020
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Donald Trump has turned this country into a battlefield riven by old resentments and fresh fears.

Donald Trump, Death of George FloydJoe Biden, June 2020
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The country is crying out for leadership.

Death of George FloydJoe Biden, June 2020
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Listen to the scientists! Listen to what the facts are!

Coronavirus, FactsJoe Biden, May 2020
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The President knew about this crisis all they way back in January. He's been incompetent in the way he responded to it. We have 80,000 deaths. We have more deaths than any nation in the world.

Donald Trump, CoronavirusJoe Biden, May 2020
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The President needs to stop blaming others and do his job.

Donald TrumpJoe Biden, April 2020
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Barack - this endorsement means the world to Jill and me. We're going to build on the progress we made together.

Joe Biden, April 2020
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Everyone knows who Donald Trump is. We need to show them who we are. We choose hope over fear. Science over fiction. Unity over division. And, yes — truth over lies.

Donald TrumpJoe Biden, August 2019
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We have a president who believes there is no limit to his power. We have a president who believes he can do anything and get away with it. We have a president who believes he is above the law.

Donald TrumpJoe Biden, September 2019
 
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The effects of climate change are real and must be acted on.

Conservation & Environment Protection, Climate ChangeJoe Biden (as Vice President of the United States), Mai 2014
 
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One of the things I've never been accused of is not caring about people.

Joe Biden (as Vice President of the United States), November 2010
 
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Corruption is just another form of tyranny.

CorruptionJoe Biden
 
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Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.

Failures & MistakesJoe Biden
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In Romania, American forces have found a devoted NATO ally.

NATO, Romania, 2004Joe Biden, March 2004
 
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