Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnsonwas the 17th President of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. Johnson became president as he was vice president at the time of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. A Democrat who ran with Lincoln on the National Union ticket, Johnson came to office as the Civil War concluded. The new president favored quick restoration of the seceded states to the Union. His plans did not give protection to the former slaves, and he came into conflict with the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth29 December 1808
CityRaleigh, NC
CountryUnited States of America
There are no good laws but such as repeal other laws.
Notwithstanding a mendacious press; notwithstanding a subsidized gang of hirelings who have not ceased to traduce me, I have discharged all my official duties and fulfilled my pledges. And I say here tonight that if my predecessor had lived, the vials of wrath would have poured out upon him.
If you could extend the elective franchise to all persons of color who can read the Constitution of the United States in English and write their names and to all persons of color who own real estate valued at not less than two hundred and fifty dollars and pay taxes thereon, and would completely disarm the adversary. This you can do with perfect safety. And as a consequence, the radicals, who are wild upon negro franchise, will be completely foiled in their attempts to keep the Southern States from renewing their relations to the Union.
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.
I never thought I would be impeached.
I feel incompetent to perform duties...which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.
I have reached the summit of my ambition.
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.
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.
Let them impeach and be damned.
If I am shot at, I want no man to be in the way of the bullet.
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!
Whenever you hear a man prating about the Constitution, spot him as a traitor
Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality.