Promises, tributes, appeals to vote: Key quotes from the Democratic National Convention


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  • Friday, 21 Aug 2020

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) salute each other after she accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination during an acceptance speech delivered for the largely virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

(Reuters) - Joe Biden accepted the Democratic nomination to challenge President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 U.S. election on Thursday and outlined plans to bring relief and solace to a country and an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Quotes from the last day of the virtual four-day convention are below:

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