Vice President Cheney has been the most dangerous vice president we've had probably in American history. The idea he doesn't realize that Article I of the Constitution defines the role of the vice president of the United States, that's the Executive Branch. He works in the Executive Branch. He should understand that. Everyone should understand that. And the primary role of the vice president of the United States of America is to support the president of the United States of America, give that president his or her best judgment when sought, and as vice president, to preside over the Senate, only in a time when in fact there's a tie vote. The Constitution is explicit. The only authority the vice president has from the legislative standpoint is the vote, only when there is a tie vote. He has no authority relative to the Congress.
Joe BidenStichwörter: america constitution dick-cheney 2008-presidential-election debates vice-president
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 BidenStichwörter: equality marriage civil-rights lgbtq lgbt-rights marriage-equality
We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society, for nothing suffocates the promise of America more than unbounded cynicism and indifference.
Joe BidenStichwörter: cynicism indifference idealism
My rights are not derived from any government. My rights are not denied by any majority. My rights are because I exist.
Joe BidenStichwörter: inspirational civil-rights rights
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?
Joe BidenStichwörter: politics individualism self-centered greater-good ronald-reagan
My own father had always said the measure of a man wasn't how many times or how hard he got knocked down, but how fast he got back up.
Joe BidenStichwörter: inspirational determination adversity
I kept trying to tell people that just because I was young didn't mean I could speak for all young people.
Joe BidenStichwörter: individuality youth
I wasn't built to look the other way because the law demanded it. The law might be wrong.
Joe BidenStichwörter: injustice justice
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