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Cory Booker: “You know, it reminds me of a great President who once said, it is not the critic counts, it is not the man who points…”

On the recordNovember 19, 2013
You know, it reminds me of a great President who once said, it is not the critic counts, it is not the man who points out that the strong man stumbles or the doer of deeds could have done better, it is the person actually in the arena whose face is marred with blood and sweat.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker emphasizes the importance of active participation in politics over criticism.

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