On the recordJune 1, 2021
We can’t just choose to learn what we want to know and not what we should know. We should know, the good, the bad, everything. That’s what great nations do. They come to terms with their dark sides. We are a great nation.
Editor's note · Context
President Biden calls for a comprehensive understanding of American history, including its darker aspects.
Share
More from Joe Biden
Aug 11, 2026
This Men’s Health Week, I pledge my commitment to ensuring our Nation’s men have the resources they need to be healthy, resilient, and capable of doing what they do best—caring for their families, uplifting their communities, and forging…
Aug 15, 2026
These benefits belong to the American citizens who earned them through decades of honest labor, and my Administration will never allow criminal illegal aliens and fraudsters to raid a system they never paid into.
Jul 21, 2026
The last thing we need to do is turn the Supreme Court into just another political football, whoever's got the most votes gets whatever they want.
Other voices in this conversation
