Quote#Sadness
I must be permitted to say that I have been almost overwhelmed by the…
Quote byAndrew Johnson · 1808–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: First Presidential address (1865).
English (original)
I must be permitted to say that I have been almost overwhelmed by the announcement of the sad event which has so recently occurred. I feel incompetent to perform duties so important and responsible as those which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.
— Andrew Johnson
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