"There are some who lack confidence in the……" — Andrew Johnson
"There are some who lack confidence in the integrity and capacity of the people to govern themselves. To all who entertain such fears I will most respectfully say that I entertain none . . . If man is not capable, and is not to be trusted with the government of himself, is he to be trusted with the government of others . . . 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."
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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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I feel incompetent to perform duties...which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.
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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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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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The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation…
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The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of…
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The humanitarian would, of course, have us meddle in foreign affairs as part of his program of world service.
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Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.
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I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect…
— Roger Bannister
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Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all…
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Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly be satisfied and no one…
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I started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs.
— Sophie Ellis Bextor
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Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
— Ambrose Bierce
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A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they…
— Aeschylus
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