rebuilding empire will never erase people s love for liberty. it will never grind out ukraine will never be a victory for a russia, for free people refuse to live in a world of hopelessness in darkness. i mean, michael, so much to unpack there. let s start with the significance of recalling the words of john paul the second in this moment. even in his own life, i m sure you know, alicia, joe biden has a relationship with poked on paul the second. he and mrs. biden went to the vatican in 1980, and were photographed and saw him later on. this is a very deeply believing catholic. at the same time, i think what joe biden has showed today, and what we ve seen over the last month, is new evidence that leaders who really believe in democracy are inclined to make not always, but are inclined to make better decisions than tyrants like vladimir putin. you know, you can just imagine
but usually, president stay away. it s very courageous for president biden to go almost to the front, in poland, near the ukrainian border, and say, we, americans, stand beside you. today, president biden invoked the words of john paul the second, take a listen at what he talked about on the other side. let the words of pope john paul byrne heavy today, never ever give up hope. never doubt, never tire, never become discourage. be not afraid! [applause] a dictator rebuilding empire will never erase people s love for liberty. it will never grind out ukraine will never be a victory for a russia, for free people refuse to live in a world of