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Amy Klobuchar: It's not the critic who counts. The credit belongs to the one who is actually in the arena.

On the recordJune 30, 2010
It's not the critic who counts. The credit belongs to the one who is actually in the arena.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Klobuchar paraphrases Roosevelt to commend Kagan's active role in law.

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