Regarding Nelson Mandela
• campaign event, Date: 2020-02-11, quoted in Amy Sherman (2020-03-04), "Joe Biden’s Pants on Fire claim about his arrest in South Africa", Politifact
• campaign event, Date: 2020-02-11, quoted in Amy Sherman (2020-03-04), "Joe Biden’s Pants on Fire claim about his arrest in South Africa", Politifact
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I had the great honor of meeting him. I had the great honor of being arrested with our UN Ambassador on the streets of Soweto, trying to get to see him on Robbens Island.
— Joe Biden
What It Means
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• campaign event, Date: 2020-02-11, quoted in Amy Sherman (2020-03-04), "Joe Biden’s Pants on Fire claim about his arrest in South Africa", Politifact" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2020, February 2020)
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About Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama, and represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009.
About Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama, and represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009.
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