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Joe Biden: “Look, you 25 kids, you are at an Ivy League school, but don't think you can isolate yourself from the changes in America…”

On the recordAugust 11, 2020
Look, you 25 kids, you are at an Ivy League school, but don't think you can isolate yourself from the changes in America and your responsibility to deal with it. You can't build a wall high enough. You can't make enough money. You can't do anything to avoid your responsibility to embrace America.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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msnbc.com

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Joe Biden emphasizes the responsibility of young people to engage with societal changes.

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