Andrew Johnson

President

1808-12-29 – 1875-07-31

Books by Andrew Johnson

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Slavery exists. It is black in the South, and white in the North.
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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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I feel incompetent to perform duties... which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.
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I am sworn to uphold the Constitution as Andy Johnson understands it and interprets it.
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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.
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