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Joe Biden calls democracy a 'gift you'll inherit'
Former president Joe Biden urges students to see democracy as a gift they'll inherit.
In brief
Former president Joe Biden urges students to see democracy as a gift they'll inherit. Former president Joe Biden wrote an op-ed for University of Delaware students urging them to view America's democracy as a gift they'll inherit amid turbulent times. Originally reported by PhillyVoice.
Joe Biden pens op-ed
Former president Joe Biden wrote an op-ed for University of Delaware's student newspaper.
Biden calls democracy a gift
Biden urged students to view America's messy democracy as a gift they'll inherit.
Biden's alma mater
Biden graduated from University of Delaware in 1965 and received an honorary doctorate in 2004.
Biden's campus history
Biden has been a regular figure on campus since graduating in the 1960s and delivered speeches after 9/11.
Biden's recent campus visit
Biden hosted an ice cream social for students with former first lady Jill Biden in September.
Biden's message to students
Biden encouraged students to become informed citizens and prepare to lead the country out of darkness.
Biden's historical context
Biden noted the U.S. witnessed JFK, Martin Luther King Jr., and Bobby Kennedy assassinations during his student years.
Biden's call for student action
Biden urged students to debate, read flyers, take democracy classes, attend events, and vote.
Biden's student generation
Biden called students the best educated, most talented, and least prejudiced generation.
Biden's warning
Biden warned students that dark days are coming but America has overcome crises before.
Biden's future hope
Biden expressed confidence in students as future leaders who will pull the country from darkness.
The main idea
Former president Joe Biden wrote an op-ed for University of Delaware students urging them to view America's democracy as a gift they'll inherit amid turbulent times.
