Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism.

— Joe Biden

For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community.

— Joe Biden

Given a fair shot, given a fair chance, Americans have never, ever, ever, ever let their country down. Never. Never. Ordinary people like us. Who do extraordinary things?

— Joe Biden

I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties. And quite frankly, I don't see much of a distinction beyond that.

— Joe Biden

I believe all Americans are born with certain inalienable rights. As a child of God, I believe my rights are not derived from the constitution. My rights are not derived from any government. My rights are not denied by any majority. My rights are because I exist. They were given to me and each of my fellow citizens by our creator, and they represent the essence of human dignity...

— Joe Biden

If you do politics the right way, I believe, you can actually make people's lives better. And integrity is the minimum ante to get into the game.

— Joe Biden

I kept trying to tell people that just because I was young didn't mean I could speak for all young people.

— Joe Biden

I know I'm not supposed to like muscle cars, but I like muscle cars.

— Joe Biden

I used to stutter really badly. Everybody thinks it's funny. And it's not funny. It's not.

— Joe Biden

I wasn't built to look the other way because the law demanded it. The law might be wrong.

— Joe Biden