Carolina Quotes
The great need in society today is for people who think in terms of why people, individuals, every one of us is entitled to certain fundamental things; the right of an education, to live freely and without fear, the right of protection of personal privacy.
William Friday Carolinian
Source
Oral history interview by Cindy Cheatham, December 18, 1990; Southern Oral History Program, Interview L-0049, Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill
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- Oral History Interview with William C. Friday, Interview L-0049
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- 1990
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