Quote#Wisdom
Whenever you hear a man prating about the Constitution, spot him as a…
Quote byAndrew Johnson · 1808–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Remark made by Johnson as military Governor of Tennessee, as quoted in A Review of the Political Conflict in America (1876) by Alexander Harris, A Review of the Political Conflict in America, p. 430..
English (original)
Whenever you hear a man prating about the Constitution, spot him as a traitor.
— Andrew Johnson
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