Carolina QuotesBasic to a free society is the belief in a golden rule. Just as you feel you have the right to your opinion, you must feel that everyone else, in turn has a right to his.
Carl Borgmann Connected to the Carolinas
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"Dr. Borgmann Advises Seniors to Respect Opinions of Others". The Burlington Free Press. June 13, 1953. p. 9.
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- 1953
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