Honest conviction is my courage the Constitution is my guide. – Andrew Johnson
The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people. – Andrew Johnson

Honest conviction is my courage the Constitution is my guide. – Andrew Johnson
The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people. – Andrew Johnson
Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects. – Andrew Johnson
The criteria for serving ones country should be competence, courage and willingness to serve. When we deny people the chance to serve because of their sexual orientation, we deprive them of their rights of citizenship, and we deprive our armed forces the service of willing and capable Americans. – Dianne Feinstein
You must have this charm to reach the pinnacle. It is made of everything and of nothing, the striving will, the look, the walk, the proportions of the body, the sound of the voice, the ease of the gestures. It is not at all necessary to be handsome or to be pretty; all that is needful is charm. – Sarah Bernhardt