Terry Sanford Quotes

United States, Administrator
August 20, 1917 – April, 18, 1998.

James Terry Sanford was an American university administrator and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, Sanford was the 65th Governor of North Carolina (1961–1965), a two-time U.S. Presidential candidate in the 1970s and a U.S. Senator (1986–1993).

Also known as Politician

Had there not been these safety valves of political parties and elections, we may very well have had no way to change except forceful overthrow of government.

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Senators, in the end, must be elected.

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The drafters of the Constitution... wisely put restraints on the president.

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We are tired of having our integrity impugned. We are tired of having our sincerity questioned. We are tired of having our intelligence insulted.

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There is a hotline that runs from the college students to their high school buddies.

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- Student
- Buddies
- Hotline
No group of our citizens can be denied the right to participate in the opportunities of first-class citizenship.

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You can't run this nation like a town meeting.

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- Nation
- Run
- Meeting
I have no obligation to deal with slime.

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- Deal
- Obligation
- Slime

We just want to make sure the best candidates get the attention they deserve.

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I take very seriously our responsibility to keep a strong economy.

Terry Sanford