Carolina Quotes
You don't have to think about doing the right thing. If you're for the right thing, then you do it without thinking.

Maya Angelou Connected to the Carolinas

Source

Quoting her mother's statement after her son's birth

work
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)
year
1969

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“You don't have to think about doing the right thing. If you'…” Maya Angelou. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-B29C7E69A6. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/b29c7e69a6

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