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"I have learned that you can do anything you want to. They used to ask me if I thought the first lady..." — Rosalynn Carter

I have learned that you can do anything you want to. They used to ask me if I thought the first lady ought to be paid. If you get paid, then I have to do what first lady is supposed to do. But you can do anything you want to, and it's such a great soap box.
Rosalynn Carter
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