Tom Carper actually said...

"I don't think it is an accident that what we regard as the golden age of the American economy in the last century coincided with when we were building the interState system."

"We need some men and women around here with courage, political courage, to do what I think most of us know needs to be done."

"As the senior Senator from first State to ratify the Constitution, I applaud your use and reference to the Constitution here this morning."

"Leadership has been defined as the courage to stay out of step when everyone else is marching to the wrong tune."