Andrew Johnson actually said...

"All the information I have on the subject convinces me that the masses of the Southern people and those who control their public acts [...] are completely united in the effort to reorganize their soci..."

"The history of the world has been written in vain if it does not teach us that unrestrained authority can never be safely trusted in human hands."

"Under these circumstances, as a depositary of the executive authority of the nation, I do not feel at liberty to unite with Congress in reversing it by giving my approval to the bill."

"It places at his free disposal all the lands and goods in his district, and he may distribute them without let or hindrance to whom he pleases."