Joe Biden

We need to be investing in our communities, in their strength and resilience.

I will be an ally of the light not of the darkness.

I believe that we need to be investing in our young people, in their education and their future.

I don't see red states and blue states. I see only the United States.

The world is watching. We will write an American story of hope, not fear. Of unity, not division. Of light, not darkness.

Character is on the ballot. Compassion is on the ballot. Decency, science, democracy. They are all on the ballot.

I'm Joe Biden and I'm a Democrat, but I'm an American first and I believe we need to work together to get things done.

I remember feeling like anything was possible in college, and I want every young person in America to have that same sense of hope and possibility.

I was raised in a middle-class family, and I understand the struggles that so many Americans face.

I remember my mother telling me that bravery resides in every heart, and someday it will be summoned.

I grew up in Scranton, and it shaped who I am today.

I remember feeling like I was part of something bigger than myself in college, and that's a feeling I've carried with me throughout my life.

I was raised to believe that character is everything.

I learned the value of hard work and determination in college.

I believe that we need to be investing in renewable energy, in its development and implementation.

We need to be investing in our infrastructure, in its modernization and expansion.

I believe that we have a responsibility to care for our veterans, and to ensure that they receive the support and resources they need.

We must never forget that our democracy is only as strong as our commitment to it.

Decency, honor, respect ' treating people with dignity' this is the code I've always lived by. It was my parents' code, and it will be my code as president.

May history be able to say that the end of this chapter of American darkness began here tonight as love and hope and light joined in the battle for the soul of the nation.

This is our moment to make hope and history rhyme.

We are a good and decent people. This is the United States of America.

Let us begin – you and I together, one nation, under God – united in our love for America and united in our love for each other.

The worst pandemic in over 100 years. The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The most compelling call for racial justice since the 60’s. And the undeniable realities and accelerating threats of climate change.

I will stand always for our values of human rights and dignity.