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.
Andrew JohnsonFor myself, I care not whether treason be committed North or South; he that is guilty of treason is entitled to a traitor's fate!
Andrew JohnsonI feel incompetent to perform duties...which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.
Andrew Johnson