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Max Baucus: “Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it. The tree is the real thing.”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it. The tree is the real thing.
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Max Baucus
Democratic · Montana

Editor's note · Context

Baucus emphasizes the importance of character and reputation in relation to Jo-Ellen Darcy's qualifications.

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