Political Quotes

On the recordApril 16, 2018
Admitting that you made a mistake is a very difficult thing.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy discusses the challenges of acknowledging foreign policy mistakes.

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