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The American public's a lot more sophisticated than we all give them credit for. And on complicated issues, I'm going to give them straight answers. And if it takes more than three minutes, I'm going to do it.

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Joe Biden
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 20
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I am a Catholic. I can't say that without pointing out that I oppose abortion with all my heart and soul. Bill Clinton wanted them safe and rare. Barack Obama is heartsick that so many people he knows have had abortions. But we're all pro-choice and believe in reproductive freedom and oppose the Republicans' War on Women.
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Mike Dukakis? He's the salt of the earth.
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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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Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people.
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Except for the title 'father,' there is no title, including vice president, that I am more proud to wear than that of a senator of the United States.
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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. It's the civil rights of our day. It's the issue of our day.
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The next person that tells me I'm not religious, I'm going to shove my rosary beads up their ass.
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I was kind of secretly hoping one of my kids would go out and make a million bucks. So when they put me in a home, at least I'll have a window with a view.
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Guess what, the cheerleaders in college are the best athletes in college. You think, I'm joking, they're almost all gymnasts, the stuff they do on hard wood, it blows my mind.
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As a matter of fact, I didn't make a political speech outside of my state for 20 years.
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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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I think it is manmade. I think it's clearly manmade.
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In this world, emotion has become suspect - the accepted style is smooth, antiseptic and passionless.
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I was first in my family to go to college.
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You're president, if you conclude my judgment is not the right judgment, I abide by that, but I want an opportunity to have an input.
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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!
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The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society.
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If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, there's still a 30% chance we're going to get it wrong.
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The spirit of Thanksgiving rests in our recognizing the blessings in our lives, and as we all take stock, I hope you will join me in expressing sincerest thanks to our soldiers serving in harm's way in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world. May God bless you on this day of thanks, and may God protect our troops.
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