Franklin Pierce Adams Quotes

The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with a conviction based on experience, that you can fool all of the people all of the time.

Franklin Pierce Adams

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• The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with a conviction based on experience, that you can fool all of the people all of the time.

  

  Franklin Pierce Adams
  • People
  • Time
  • Believe