Carolina QuotesThe hand of Divine Providence was never more plainly visible in the affairs of men than in the framing and the adopting of that instrument.
Andrew Johnson Carolinian
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Andrew Johnson's First State of the Union Address (1865)
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- Andrew Johnson's First State of the Union Address
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- 1865
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