President Biden, speaking about American democracy at Pointe du Hoc in the Normandy region of France, said there are « many instincts » to « walk away. »
President Biden on Friday repeatedly referenced an « instinct » to « walk away » from democracy during a speech in Normandy about the heroics of the Army Rangers who scaled Pointe du Hoc more than 80 years ago on D-Day.
« We talk about democracy, American democracy. We often talk about the ideals of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. What we don’t talk about is how hard it is, how many ways we’re asked to walk away, how many instincts there are to walk away, » Biden said. « The most natural instinct is to walk away.
