Tom Carper said "The only people that do not make mistakes are the people that do not do anything." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 19, 2013

The only people that do not make mistakes are the people that do not do anything.

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Tom Carper

Democratic · Delaware

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Editor's note · Context

Carper quotes Nixon to emphasize that mistakes are part of taking action.

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