"We do not believe in government through the voting booth. The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish dreams."
— Francisco Franco

January 1, 1970

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Statement during the civil war, cited in 1938 by Time magazine, also cited in John A. Crittenden, Parties and elections in the United States, Prentice-Hall, 1982, (p.6).