Andrew Johnson Quotes & Sayings
13 most famous Andrew Johnson quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American president who passed away on 31 July, 1875.
“If I am shot at, I want no man to be in the way of the bullet.”
“Slavery exists. It is black in the South, and white in the North.”
“The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.”
“I feel incompetent to perform duties... which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.”
“Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.”
“I am sworn to uphold the Constitution as Andy Johnson understands it and interprets it.”
“Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing to take charge of our political affairs.”
“Legislation can neither be wise nor just which seeks the welfare of a single interest at the expense and to the injury of many and varied interests.”
“It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word.”
“Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects.”
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