Andrew Johnson actually said...

It should be remembered, however, that this power is wholly negative and conservative in its character, and was intended to operate as a check upon unconstitutional, hasty, and improvident legislation and as a means of protection against invasions of the just powers of the executive and judicial departments.

01/04/1867

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

More Andrew Johnson Quotes

"No report upon this subject has yet been received by me from the War Department."
"I transmit herewith reports from the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney-General, prepared in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 17th December last, requesting information in r..."
"I transmit to the Senate, in further answer to their resolution of the 14th of April last, the accompanying report from the Secretary of State."
"I transmit to Congress the accompanying documents, which I deem it proper to state are all the papers* that have been submitted to the President relating to the proceedings to which they refer in the ..."

View All Andrew Johnson Quotes