Quotes from Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2008

The fabric of our complex society is woven too tightly to permit any part of it to be damaged without damaging the whole.

Sleep was like a phantom I was too tired to chase.

For the world to follow, we must do more than rattle our sabers and demand allegiance to our vision simply because we believe we are right. We must provide a reason for others to aspire to that vision. And that reason must come with more than the repetition of a bumper-sticker phrase about freedom and democracy. It must come with more than the restatement of failed policy. It must come with the wisdom to admit when we are wrong and resolve to change course and get it right.