JOE BIDEN: “I am going to insist and I insist now, without any authority, that every responsible person in this country, when they’re out in public… that they wear a mask. That they wear a mask and keeps socially distanced…
And by the way, when I find these folks talking about ‘my freedom,’ I talk about patriotism. Why do you wear a mask? To protect your neighbor, to keep someone else from getting sick and maybe dying. I call that patriotic. This is the United States of America. Every generation has made sacrifices to help others in moments of crisis.”
-Joe Biden as quoted by Rev, “Joe Biden Reopening Schools Press Conference Transcript September 2,” rev.com, Sep. 2, 2020