Carolina QuotesI am so very fortunate to have found that best prize as a servant of the public. And while I don't know what awaits me next in life's journey, I pray that I will find a way to continue to work hard at work worth doing.
Elizabeth Dole
Carolinian
Source
Farewell to the Senate, U.S. Senate floor, December 10, 2008; Congressional Record, printed in Senate Document 110-22
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