Terry Sanford Quotes

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

Terry Sanford

• Nation
• Run
• Meeting

Senators, in the end, must be elected.

Terry Sanford

• Elected
• Senators
• In The End

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

Terry Sanford

• Tired
• Intelligence
• Questioned

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.

Terry Sanford

• Change
• Government
• Overthrow

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

Terry Sanford

• Student
• Buddies
• Hotline

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

Terry Sanford

• President
• Restraints
• Drafters

I have no obligation to deal with slime.

Terry Sanford

• Deal
• Obligation
• Slime

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

Terry Sanford

• Group
• Citizen
• Participate

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

Terry Sanford

• Responsibility
• Economy
• Keep

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

Terry Sanford

• Attention
• Deserve
• Candidates