If I Am To Be Shot At,

The Life Of A Republic Lies Certainly In The Energy, Virtue, And Intelligence Of Its Citizens.

There Are No Good Laws But Such As Repeal Other Laws.

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.

There Are Some Who Lack Confidence In The Integrity And Capacity Of The People To Govern Themselves. To All Who Entertain Such Fears I Will Most Respectfully Say That I Entertain None. If Man Is Not Capable, And Is Not To Be Trusted With The Government Of Himself, Is He To Be Trusted With The Government Of Others? Who, Then, Will Govern? The Answer Must Be, Man - For We Have No Angels In The Shape Of Men, As Yet, Who Are Willing To Take Charge Of Our Political Affairs.

I Am Sworn To Uphold The Constitution As Andy Johnson Understands It And Interprets It.