The Jewish people have contributed greatly to America. No group has had such an outsized influence per capita as all of you standing before you, and all of those who went before me and all of those who went before you ... You make up 11 percent of the seats in the United States Congress. You make up one-third of all Nobel laureates ... I think you, as usual, underestimate the impact of Jewish heritage. I really mean that. I think you vastly underestimate the impact you’ve had on the development of this nation.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The Jewish people have contributed greatly to America. No group has had such an outsized influence per capita as all of you standing before you, and all of those who went before me and all of those who went before you ... You make up 11 percent of the seats in the United States Congress. You make up one-third of all Nobel laureates ... I think you, as usual, underestimate the impact of Jewish heritage. I really mean that. I think you vastly underestimate the impact you’ve had on the development of this nation." in the context of "Jennifer Epstein (2013-05-21), "Biden: 'Jewish heritage is American heritage'", Politico and Jonathan Chait, w:Jonathan Chait (2013-05-22), "Biden Praises Jews, Goes Too Far, Accidentally Thrills Anti-Semites", Intelligencer publisher: New York Magazine" to mean that wisdom is timeless.