But the future lies with those wise political leaders who realize that the great public is interested more in Government than in politics.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933–1945)

Speech (1940-01-08), Jackson Day Dinner, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D. C.
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Quoted by Ronald Reagan, State of the Union (1983-01-25), though he appeared to misattribute the phrase to Roosevelt's second State of the Union message.