A Quote by Terry Sanford

Senators, in the end, must be elected.

Terry Sanford

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Elected End In The End Must Senators

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Terry Sanford
American - Politician
August 20, 1917 - April 18, 1998

The Senate was the equivalent of an aristocracy at the beginning. Senators were not even elected; they were appointed in the early days. Then that changed, and senators did become elected. But the Senate is designed to slow down out-of-control, madcap activity elsewhere in the legislative branch (i.e., in the House), and the 60-vote rule was part of that.

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