--- title: "10 Andrew Johnson Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 10 Andrew Johnson quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Andrew Johnson sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/stephen-ambrose-10501_andrew_i-thought-nixon-was-the-worst-president_2594051.jpg" --- > [I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-ambrose/i-thought-nixon-was-the-worst-president-we-had-ever-had-save-only/) [Stephen Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-ambrose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/stephen-ambrose-10501_andrew_i-thought-nixon-was-the-worst-president_2594051.jpg) > [No man has a right to judge Andrew Johnson in any respect who has not suffered as much and done as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/no-man-has-a-right-to-judge-andrew-johnson-in-any-respect-who-has-not/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/abraham-lincoln-88_andrew_no-man-has-a-right-to-judge-andrew-johns_380127.jpg) > [Andrew Johnson was a Southerner generally who proclaimed that his native state of Tennessee was a country for white men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-ambrose/andrew-johnson-was-a-southerner-generally-who-proclaimed-that-his/) [Stephen Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-ambrose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c78/stephen-ambrose-10501_andrew_andrew-johnson-was-a-southerner-generall_3134451.jpg) > [Andrew Johnson wasn't too bad, but he was overwhelmed by a hostile Congress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/andrew-johnson-wasn-t-too-bad-but-he-was-overwhelmed-by-a-hostile/) [Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/harry-s-truman-898_andrew_andrew-johnson-wasn-t-too-bad-but-he-was_1097759.jpg) > [“In a question of veracity between U.S. Grant and Andrew Johnson, between a soldier whose honor is as untarnished as the sun,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-chernow/in-a-question-of-veracity-between-u-s-grant-and-andrew-johnson/) [Ron Chernow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-chernow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/ron-chernow-1189_friendship_in-a-question-of-veracity-between-u-s-gr_2258380.jpg) > [The Supreme Court of the United States is hereby commanded to try Andrew Johnson for usurpation of our Imperial authority and prerogatives,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-a-norton/the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states-is-hereby-commanded-to-try/) Joshua A. Norton [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cd/joshua-a-norton-82413_andrew_the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states-i_1035540.jpg) > [A hastily written "Civil Rights Act" was rushed through Congress. President Andrew Johnson immediately vetoed it, noting that the right to confer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eustace-mullins/a-hastily-written-civil-rights-act-was-rushed-through-congress/) [Eustace Mullins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eustace-mullins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ee/eustace-mullins-25201_andrew_a-hastily-written-civil-rights-act-was-r_1392363.png) > [For the Negro, Andrew Johnson did less than nothing when once he realized that the chief beneficiary of labor and economic reform…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-e-b-du-bois/for-the-negro-andrew-johnson-did-less-than-nothing-when-once-he/) [W. E. B. Du Bois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-e-b-du-bois/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/757/w-e-b-du-bois-2240_labor_for-the-negro-andrew-johnson-did-less-th_1663331.png) > [If Barr wants to keep defending Trump, he should take a page from one of his predecessors, Henry Stanbery, who stepped down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-katyal/if-barr-wants-to-keep-defending-trump-he-should-take-a-page-from-one/) [Neal Katyal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-katyal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ad/neal-katyal-8085_attorney-general_if-barr-wants-to-keep-defending-trump-he_1071358.jpg) > [“Johnson had unleashed the political equivalent of an act of war against Congress. Retaliating against the president’s violation of the Tenure of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-chernow/johnson-had-unleashed-the-political-equivalent-of-an-act-of-war/) [Ron Chernow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-chernow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/ron-chernow-1189_crimes-and-misdemean_johnson-had-unleashed-the-political-equi_1716942.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/andrew-johnson/#itemlist", "name": "Andrew Johnson Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen Ambrose" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-ambrose/i-thought-nixon-was-the-worst-president-we-had-ever-had-save-only/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/stephen-ambrose-10501_andrew_i-thought-nixon-was-the-worst-president_2594051.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/stephen-ambrose-10501_andrew_i-thought-nixon-was-the-worst-president_2594051.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/stephen-ambrose-10501_andrew_i-thought-nixon-was-the-worst-president_2594051.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson.” — Stephen Ambrose", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No man has a right to judge Andrew Johnson in any respect who has not suffered as much and done as much as he for the Nation's sake.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Abraham Lincoln" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/no-man-has-a-right-to-judge-andrew-johnson-in-any-respect-who-has-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/abraham-lincoln-88_andrew_no-man-has-a-right-to-judge-andrew-johns_380127.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/abraham-lincoln-88_andrew_no-man-has-a-right-to-judge-andrew-johns_380127.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/abraham-lincoln-88_andrew_no-man-has-a-right-to-judge-andrew-johns_380127.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No man has a right to judge Andrew Johnson in any respect who has not suffered as much and done as much as…” — Abraham Lincoln", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Andrew Johnson was a Southerner generally who proclaimed that his native state of Tennessee was a country for white men.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen Ambrose" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-ambrose/andrew-johnson-was-a-southerner-generally-who-proclaimed-that-his/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c78/stephen-ambrose-10501_andrew_andrew-johnson-was-a-southerner-generall_3134451.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c78/stephen-ambrose-10501_andrew_andrew-johnson-was-a-southerner-generall_3134451.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c78/stephen-ambrose-10501_andrew_andrew-johnson-was-a-southerner-generall_3134451.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Andrew Johnson was a Southerner generally who proclaimed that his native state of Tennessee was a country…” — Stephen Ambrose", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Andrew Johnson wasn't too bad, but he was overwhelmed by a hostile Congress.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Harry S. 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