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Joe Biden: “I am really lucky. I'm really lucky. I'm not going to pretend I am not really lucky. I'm not going to pretend I have…”

On the recordJune 22, 2014
I am really lucky. I'm really lucky. I'm not going to pretend I am not really lucky. I'm not going to pretend I have more than I have and I'm not going to pretend that I have less and there is something about sort of owning it and being honest about it.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Joe Biden discusses the importance of honesty and acknowledging one's privilege in the context of political discourse.

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