It's not the critic who counts. The credit belongs to the one who is actually in the arena.
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
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Klobuchar paraphrases Roosevelt to commend Kagan's active role in law.
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