Political Quotes

On the recordJune 5, 2006
Look, our whole reason they taught as a nation, is that we have a value set that is different from the rest of the world in that we hold ourselves accountable, accountable to decency.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Biden discusses the importance of accountability and decency in military conduct.

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