Carolina QuotesShe taught me at a very young age that the real joy in life is giving back to your community and helping those around you.
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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