A. Johnson
A. Johnson
would-be
I never thought I would be impeached.
presidential duty feels
I feel incompetent to perform duties...which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.
ambition summit my-ambition
I have reached the summit of my ambition.
angel men political
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.
integrity angel men
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.
presidential
Let them impeach and be damned.
men bullets way
If I am shot at, I want no man to be in the way of the bullet.
war fate care
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!
men constitution traitor
Whenever you hear a man prating about the Constitution, spot him as a traitor
reality squares washington-dc
Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality.
doctors needs sides
My right side is paralyzed. I need no doctor. I can overcome my own troubles.
country presidential would-be
If the rabble were lopped off at one end and the aristocrat at the other, all would be well with the country.
freedom despotism tyranny
Tyranny and despotism can be exercised by many, more rigourously, more vigourously, and more severely, than by one.
blessing liberty republic
It is our sacred duty to transmit unimpaired to our posterity the blessings of liberty which were bequeathed to us by the founders of the Republic.