Quote#Freedom
Colored men of Tennessee, humble and unworthy as I am, if no better…
Quote byAndrew Johnson · 1808–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: As quoted in "The Good Fight" (1865), by George William Curtis..
English (original)
Colored men of Tennessee, humble and unworthy as I am, if no better shall be found I will indeed be your Moses and lead you through the Red Sea of war and bondage to a fairer future of liberty and peace. I speak now as one who feels the world his country and all who love equal rights his friends.
— Andrew Johnson
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