Quote#Politics & Power
Our Government springs from and was made for the people — not the…
Quote byAndrew Johnson · 1808–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: First State of the Union Address (1865).
English (original)
Our Government springs from and was made for the people — not the people for the Government. To them it owes allegiance; from them it must derive its courage, strength, and wisdom.
— Andrew Johnson
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