All Andrew Johnson Quotes
- It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word. Damn
- The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens. Citizens
- Slavery exists. It is black in the South, and white in the North. Black
- I feel incompetent to perform duties...which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me. Been
- If the rabble were lopped off at one end and the aristocrat at the other, all would be well with the country. All
- The homestead policy was established only after long and earnest resistance; experience proves its wisdom. The lands in the hands of industrious settlers, whose labor… Been
- Let them impeach and be damned. Damned
- For myself, I care not whether treason be committed North or South; he that is guilty of treason is entitled to a traitor's fate! Care
- 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… Affair
- Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing… Affair
- I hold it the duty of the executive to insist upon frugality in the expenditure, and a sparing economy is itself a great national source. Duty
- I have been almost overwhelmed by the announcement of the sad event [Lincoln's assassination] which has so recently occurred. I feel incompetent to perform duties… Almost Overwhelmed
- I have reached the summit of my ambition. Ambition
- I tell our sisters in the South that so far as Tennessee is concerned she will not be dragged into a Southern or any other… Any
- I realized, there are people out there who can beat me, want to beat me. And unless I continue to innovate and evolve, I am… Beat
- There are no good laws but such as repeal other laws. Good
- I have lived among negroes, all my life, and I am for this Government with slavery under the Constitution as it is. I am for… Africa
- Whenever you hear a man prating about the Constitution, spot him as a traitor Constitution
- The sovereignty of the States is the language of the Confederacy and not the language of the Constitution. The latter contains the emphatic words. This… All
- If I am shot at, I want no man to be in the way of the bullet. Bullet
- The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people. Goal
- Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide. Constitution
- 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… Expense
- 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… All
- I am sworn to uphold the Constitution as Andy Johnson understands it and interprets it. Andy