A Quote by Ezra Klein

One of my big beliefs about Washington is that we highly overstate the power of individuals and highly underrate seeing Washington as a system, in general, but, in particular, we highly underrate the power of Congress.

Ezra Klein

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Ezra Klein
American - Journalist
Born: May 9, 1984

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