"I feel incompetent to perform duties...which have been……" — Andrew Johnson
"I feel incompetent to perform duties...which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me."
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Andrew Johnson
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27 Quotes by Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson has 27 quotes on this site.
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It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word.
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The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens.
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Slavery exists. It is black in the South, and white in the North.
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If the rabble were lopped off at one end and the aristocrat at the other, all would be well with…
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The homestead policy was established only after long and earnest resistance; experience proves its wisdom. The lands in the hands…
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Let them impeach and be damned.
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For myself, I care not whether treason be committed North or South; he that is guilty of treason is entitled…
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There are some who lack confidence in the integrity and capacity of the people to govern themselves. To all who…
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Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men,…
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I hold it the duty of the executive to insist upon frugality in the expenditure, and a sparing economy is…
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I have been almost overwhelmed by the announcement of the sad event [Lincoln's assassination] which has so recently occurred. I…
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I have reached the summit of my ambition.
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