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Tom Carper: “I think it was Richard Nixon who used to say that people who don't make mistakes are people who don't do anything.”

On the recordApril 17, 2012
I think it was Richard Nixon who used to say that people who don't make mistakes are people who don't do anything.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes the importance of taking action and learning from mistakes.

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