Converse College
| www.converse.edu Spartanburg, SC May 17, 2008 |
The Honorable Jean Hoefer Toal, Chief Justice (Agnes Scott College '65), South Caroline Supreme Court; the first woman to serve as a Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court: |
| "It is true that you did not make the world you are about to inherit, but you have the chance, the challenge and, indeed, the duty to leave it better than you found it. As you become trustees of an awesome world, the question is whether you will help or whether you will stand idly by. Each of us ultimately will be judged and ultimately will judge ourselves on the extent to which we have personally contributed to improving the human condition. It is true that each of us has a responsibility to develop our individual talent, but I believe each of us also has a duty to work for something in life bigger than ourselves." |
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