I feel incompetent to perform duties… which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me. Andrew Johnson Read Quote
I am sworn to uphold the Constitution as Andy Johnson understands it and interprets it. Andrew Johnson Read Quote
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. Andrew Johnson Read Quote
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. Andrew Johnson Read Quote
If the rabble were lopped off at one end and the aristocrats at the other, all would be well with the country. Andrew Johnson Read Quote
