I used to believe that there weren't any private quarters in the White House. That is, that the president and his family actually lived in the big ballrooms and such.
A childhood belief about politics

others believed things like this
- The Whit house down the street was the real "White House". — SG
- I used to believe that if I poked my grandfather in the belly-button he would spit out quarters. — Justin
- When i was small i used to think god lived on top of my house and the devil lived right underneath it.— Missuss D
- I used to think that a family of evil bears lived in my grandparent's attic.— jasonchic
- i used to believe that edward scissorhands lived in our family friend's attic.Anon
- My younger sister used to believe that in everybody's belly button there lived a family of squirrels.— Sophie