Political Quotes

On the recordMay 10, 2009
the only people that do not make mistakes are the people that do not do anything.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Carper emphasizes the inevitability of mistakes in actions and the importance of learning from them.

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