On the recordJanuary 20, 2013
Ladies and gentlemen, we have never, never, never in the history of America asked so much of a generation. And you have met it with incredible pride.
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transcripts.cnn.comJoe Biden: “Ladies and gentlemen, we have never, never, never in the history of America asked so much of a generation. And you have…”
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