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On the recordSeptember 15, 2009
Was it Richard Nixon who used to say that the only people who do not make mistakes are people who do not do anything?
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and learning from mistakes.

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