Joseph Biden actually said...

"We need to remember what it means to be an American, to be united, to be committed to the ideals and values that have made this country great."

"I do not believe we are the darkness. We are the United States of America."

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

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