Joe Biden has both witnessed and participated in a momentous epoch of American history. In Promises to Keep, he reveals what these experiences taught him about himself, his colleagues, and the institutions of government. With his customary honesty and wit, Biden movingly and eloquently recounts growing up in a staunchly Catholic multigenerational household in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware; overcoming personal tragedy, life-threatening illness, and career setbacks; his relationships with presidents, world leaders, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle; and his leadership of powerful Senate committees.
Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics
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President Joe Biden tells the story of his extraordinary life and career prior to his emergence as Barack Obama’s beloved, influential vice president. ‘I remain captivated by the possibilities of politics and public service. In fact, I believe that my chosen profession is a noble calling.
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“මම පෞද්ගලික අනතුර පිළිබද ගැටලුව විසදා ඇත්තෙමි” යි හේ වරක් පැවසීය. “සෑම දවසකම මම මරණයේ තර්ජනය සමග ජීවත් වෙමි.එසේම බියට මා යටත් කර ගැනීමට ඉඩ හැරියහොත් මට ක්රියා කළ නොහැකි බව අවුරුදු ගණනාවකට පෙර මම දුටුමි.” ඒ අනුව ඔහු ධෛර්යය ගැන කතා කරනවට වඩා මරණය ගැන කතා කිරීමට කැමැත්තක් දැක්වීය- එය නිරායාසය.
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